Okay I thought I'd update this story since I'm going to be gone all week in Chicago. So enjoy!

Chapter 15

Pulling Through

Angel looked at her father glowing in a beautiful peaceful light. She wanted to go to it, she wanted to be out of this horrible pain that she was in. She slowly started to put her hand in her father's hand and then stopped and asked, "What am I doing?"

"You're going to take hold of my hand and we'll go to heaven together at peace." replied her father.

Angel slowly started to pull her hand away from her father's and started to back away and she whispered, "I can't daddy. Optimus needs me. I need him. I'm not whole without him. I won't go unless he goes."

Her father let his hand fall to his side and said, "I was hoping you'd say that. I was hoping you'd never give up. You wouldn't take the easy way out. You'd fight it as much as you could."

Angel slowly let a smile form on her face and she ran to him and gave him one last hug. He quickly wrapped his arms around her and he whispered, "Be careful Angel. Next time you might not be so lucky."

Angel pulled away from her father and smiled.

"I will daddy. I will." she whispered.

Optimus had returned to normal size and watched Angel like a hawk. He wanted to make sure she was going to make it. He didn't want to lose her. She was his life. He gently brushed her hair out of her face and sighed, "Oh Angel come back to me please."
Angel smiled and tears formed in her eyes, "I think I'm ready to go back now. Optimus wants me back."

She had heard Optimus and started to cry. She knew he hadn't slept a wink because she was in a life or death situation. Her father nodded his head and said, "You're ready."

Angel closed her eyes and opened them and found herself back at the autobot base, and there was Optimus sitting in his chair trying to stay on line. She slowly sat up feeling better than she had in a long time. She stretched out her body and let out a huge yawn. She looked up at Optimus and said, "I think it's time for you to go to sleep Optimus."

Optimus's optics snapped on line and saw Angel sitting up on the metal bed.

"ANGEL! Oh Angel I've been so worried about you!" he exclaimed.

He shrunk down to size and quickly gave her a hug. She quickly returned the hug and started to cry. He pulled her away and started to wipe away her fallen tears and said, "I'm here Angel. I will always be here for you."

She started to cry even harder and he pulled her to him and rubbed her back for comfort. She then sobbed, "Optimus I was so close to death! I—I was so scared!"

"It's okay now Angel, you're here with me and you're okay." he whispered softly in her ear.

"But Optimus…What if this is a dream? What if everything that's happening right now isn't real? What if it's one of the side effects of dying from a coma?" she cried.

Optimus pulled her away and looked down at her and whispered, "Well if this is a dream Angel, I'm not going to let you go. You're going nowhere without me. So if this is how death looks as you die then I'm coming with you."

Angel slowly let her crying subside and looked up at Optimus's golden optics that was filled with love and tiredness. She wiped away her last falling tears and laid her head on his chest and said, "Optimus you need sleep."

Optimus nodded and they slowly started to walk to their room. As they were walking they encountered Amelia who was walking to the med bay to see her mother. When she saw her mother walking in the hallway and screamed, "Mother!"

Angel looked at Amelia and smiled. She let go of Optimus and held out her arms for Amelia to run in. Amelia started crying and into Angel's waiting arms. Amelia buried her face in Angel's arms and said, "I was so scared mommy. I was so scared that you weren't coming back."

Optimus put his hand on her back and said, "Your mother is a strong woman. One of the strongest I've ever seen. I knew she wouldn't give up, but I was still worried about her."

Amelia kept on crying hard and couldn't stop. Angel looked down at her daughter and said, "I'm here baby. I'm here and I'm not going to leave you."

Alexis started walking down the hall because she had heard crying and was going to see what was going on. When she rounded the corner and saw Angel there hugging her daughter, she nearly lost it. Angel looked up and saw Alexis and said, "Hello Alexis."

Alexis walked forward and gave her a quick hug and said, "Come with me and see your old friends. Everyone has been worried about you."

Amelia slowly let go of her mother and walked with them to see her mother's friends. When they all entered the room Angel said, "Hey guys. Have you missed me?"

All of their heads shot up and when they saw her it was like a herd of buffalo running. They all surround her and started asking her all different kinds of questions. As she looked at every one of them she saw Tim and Melinda holding each other and crying. Angel slowly walked over to them and gave them a hug.

"Oh Angel don't do that to us again!" cried Melinda.

Tim slowly made a smile and said, "Don't frighten us again like that or else I might have to hurt you."

Angel smiled and said, "Yeah Tim you'll have to try to punish me because you won't be able to!"

Tim shot her an evil grin and said, "Okay I'll do it right now. Angel started backing up and started to run. She didn't look back, but all she was thinking was getting to Optimus before he gets her. Optimus saw Angel running towards him and returned to normal size and held out his hands for her. Right when she ran in his hand his other hand covered her.

"Hey! That's cheating Angel! This doesn't count at all!" complained Tim from outside of Optimus's hands.

Optimus slowly lifted her up and put her on his shoulder and looked down at Tim and gently lifted him up.

"Hey! Put me down!" screamed Tim who was really pissed.

Optimus gently rubbed his finger on Tim's head which put a lot of static in his hair and had his hair standing up on all ends. Tim crossed his arms and Optimus put him down. Optimus stood up straight and looked at Angel who was lying on his shoulder.

"What would I do without you?" she asked.

"Probably get newgees all the time." he replied.

"Ha! Ha! Ha!" she laughed sarcastically.

"Okay everyone I know how tired you are so everyone go to bed." announced Optimus.

Everyone started back to their rooms just when the rest of the autobots came in.

"Angel! You're back!" exclaimed Side Swipe who grabbed hold of Angel and started squeezing really hard.

"Optimus!" squeaked Angel who was being crushed by Side Swipe's huge monster hug.

Optimus saw him hugging her and quickly pried her out of Side Swipe's grip. He gave him a death stare and said, "Come Angel let's go to bed."

Angel yawned and said, "You know Optimus. After all that time in a coma I'm so tired."

"That's because you're body was trying to repair itself while you slept." he replied.

"I know Optimus. I just…" Angel was asleep before she could finish her sentence.

Optimus smiled and picked her off of his shoulder and carried her in his hands to their room.

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