Boti: Okay, here we go my readers. Here we go! Also, it's a long one. Be happy that I struggled and strained to make it longer! I'm not mad though. Hardly am ever!
P.S. That was the last time...for awhile anyways...that I change the POVs. I just had a dead brain the other day and couldn't think of anything good. And sorry for it being awhile. But I have been busy like crazy! Forgive me!
Disclaimer: I do not owny so no suey. I saidy it!
Warning: Character Death...I'll give you three guesses and cybertronian with a female human (well, kinda). You have been warned.
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Chapter Ten
(Back to Hallie's POV!)
My screams were heard throughout the building as random objects poked and dug into my skin. Random shocks of electricity were sent through my body, forcing me to tense before screaming out in pain. I knew this was going to be apart of my decision but I wasn't prepared for the actual pain.
"Interesting. Everything inside her body has completely changed. Her bones are made of some new material that's stronger than steel," a scientist was able to scrap off a tiny piece of the metal for analysis. Galloway was standing in the back of the room, his eyes glittering with the enjoyment of my torture. But for science, it was necessary.
I closed my eyes for a moment, remembering everything that had happened before today. I missed Ratchet immensely but I couldn't protect him. I couldn't stand by and allow him to get injured all the time. Still, I missed him and wished things were different.
"Do you have a sample of that poison?" Galloway's annoying voice brought me out of my thoughts as I looked at him. It was then that I noticed a struggling figure in a chair and my energon turned to space ice.
"Casey!" I screamed as one of the scientists approached her. Casey was trying to remove her bonds, her eyes widened in fear. I couldn't help but sneer at Galloway.
"You said you wouldn't turn anyone else into a freak like me! You lied!"
"Oops," Galloway snickered as the scientist injected the poison into Casey. Casey screamed, her eyes watering from her fear of needles. I thought everything inside of my body was going to die. Only a select few would change and it was very likely that Casey wasn't one of them.
"You bitch!" I began to struggle against my bonds on the table as my friend started to convulse in her chair, "Only an Autobot knows the effects of the poison! If she dies..."
"I'll just find another to test it on," Galloway huffed, ignoring my protests. I felt my tears falling one by one. If only Ratchet...
"Prime, I think it's time we put Galloway in his proper place."
"Agreed."
I looked over at the entrance to the warehouse, holding back my joy as I spotted Ratchet, Ironhide, and my unintentional father. About freaking time was the thought I had while watching Prime stare down at the human in question as Ratchet scanned Casey. She had stopped convulsing and the changes had started. She was going to be fine, thank goodness.
"You think I'm afraid of you!" Galloway hissed. "You can't hurt humans remember?"
Prime looked at him for a moment before giving him an honest answer to his stupid sentence.
"I never said we were going to hurt you. But your fellow humans can."
Galloway looked at him in a confused way as he felt a gun press to the back of his head. Galloway didn't move as he lifted his hands in the air, stiffening from the feel of the weapon against his cranium.
"Don't speak you sick bastard," Lennox didn't waver as he pushed Galloway forward. He wasn't going to heisitate to pull the trigger if he had to and he already had a plan.
One of Lennox's men had released me from my bonds and I rushed to my friend, lifting her limp head. Casey slowly opened her eyes, the color already changing to blue. Poor girl. But at least she wasn't going to die. That was a plus.
"Heh, I didn't realize changing hurt," Casey joked. I couldn't help but hug her while one hand broke the cuffs surrounding Casey's wrists. No one noticed Ironhide staring at the new techno organic in the making. Though I kinda did.
"It gets worse," I helped my bestest best friend to her feet. Casey yelped when she realized how heavy she felt. Ironhide moved then, offering one of his hands to the girl. I looked at the weapon's specialist and gave a giggle, though I was slightly cringing on the inside from fear of Ironhide. I mean, you can't just up and say I'm not afraid so soon. But maybe he had found his perfect girlfriend was another thought I had as I helped Casey to lay down.
"Galloway, lay the fuck down!"
"I'm your superior soldier!"
"I don't give a damn!" Lennox spat in Galloway's face and I finally looked at the scene. Lennox was trying to tie Galloway down on the same table that I had been on and I was rather shocked to see how strong the skinny ass was. Surprising.
No one moved for a moment until Galloway, in a stupid brave way, punched Lennox's face and removed the weapon from him. Galloway quickly pointed it at me and I found myself staring at him, the look of murder in his gaze. My whole body froze in fear, unable to look away or move, my mind accepting the cruel fate I was dealt.
The shot rang out and I closed my eyes, waiting for the hit. My mind processed my body and, to my surprise, didn't find a wound on me. That's when I opened my eyes and looked at the table. Galloway had fell back, his eyes staring up at the ceiling with a black hole in the middle of his forehead.
"I really hated that guy," Epps lowered the smoking barrel of his gun, shaking his head. Lennox agreed before adding, "He said we were paid to shoot. And you know what, we did."
Oh how I couldn't help but to giggle a happy giggle for the first time since I left but my giggles stopped when I looked over at Ratchet. He was staring at me with a very unreadable face and never said a word as he transformed. My mind started to create some very wild situations but one thing was for sure...he was pissed at me. And it showed when he opened his passenger door, beckoning me to enter.
"Either him or me," Prime gave me a blank look as well and I knew that if I rode with Prime, well, it wouldn't be good. So, I walked to Ratchet's form and paused before getting in. I looked at Ironhide and he nodded, lowering his hand a bit to show Casey had fallen asleep. But my look was clear. Very clear.
Take care of her.
"Get in already!" Ratchet's impatience was noted as I got in, remaining tense in the seat. Ratchet just shut the door, driving away. My arms had healed from the experimentations and the scientists had given up, surrending to the N.E.S.T. team.
"Ratchet -"
"What the hell were you thinking?" his radio blared out. I heard the fear in his voice at what he had seen. And I felt my spark squeeze in agony. Emotional agony..
"I'm sorry. I just...I couldn't protect you."
"You don't need to protect me. I told you that all I wanted from you was your love. Your love!" Ratchet's radio sounded ready to give out with how strong he yelled. I flinched and felt tears prick my eyes. I never...and didn't think that Ratchet would hurt that much for leaving.
"Ratchet -"
"Don't say a word. I know why you did it," his voice was calm, his anger finally dissipating, "but I don't want you to talk until I take you where I want to go."
I complied, keeping my mouth shut as I waited. It looked like he was returning me back to the base but instead of turning right, directly toward the base, he veared left. That's when I began to get worried but I didn't say anything, obeying his command of silence.
Ratchet quickly pulled down a dirt road, heading in the direction of an old warehouse near the city. My mind flashed back to the first time I saw the warehouse Galloway took me to and I couldn't help the shiver than ran down my spine. I knew Ratchet wouldn't hurt me but the memories were still fresh.
The warehouse doors opened automatically, probably some private link Ratchet had, and my jaw dropped. The outside looked like a dinky little place that no one would bother to go near. But the inside was an Autobot's vacation spot. HUGE t.v.s and pool tables, dart boards with a picture of Megatron (or Starscream), and other gadgets filled the space.
"This is where we go to get away from it all," Ratchet explained to me. But he never stopped driving, which was a bit disappointing to me. I wanted to play darts and try to peg Megatron in the eyes. That sounded like fun. But I was distracted when Ratchet pulled onto an elevator, forcing a snicker from me as I remembered the rule Prime set for humans.
"What's so funny?"
"I'm not allowed on Autobot elevators," I snorted, forcing me to actually laugh. My laugh was short lived when Ratchet huffed, driving past numerous rooms. It was almost identical to the one back at the base and it was pretty much deserted right now. Which made me very nervous. What did he need from me?
After a moment, we pulled into a room and it looked like someone's quarters. I immediately deduced that it was Ratchet's quarters, my mind flashing to Sherlock Holmes. Of course, figuring that out wouldn't be to hard but then again, Holmes never pictured giant alien robots.
Slowly, I stepped out of Ratchet, wondering why I was in his room. He was normally a very private mech. At the base, he wouldn't even let me into his room. Probably memories from Ironhide that he didn't want me to see but my mind finally stopped running at a million miles an hour to focus on the greenish yellow armored bot staring down at me.
Pretty soon I realized that he was probably going to have sex with me, to prove that I'm okay. But I had a different plan as I quickly ran to his leg, climbing up the armor. I saw his optics widened as I made my way to his chest plates, my head tiliting with a dangerous glint to my eye. I was in the mood to experiment.
"Hallie, what are you doing?" Ratchet's stern voice faltered when I reached between his armor, grabbing a handful of wires. I frowned when I didn't get any reaction, therefore tried again. I wasn't going to quit until I got him off, if that was possible.
"I want to return the favor," I finally answered, grabbing a large wire and tugging on it. Success! I felt Ratchet's form shutter and a low metallic moan reached my ears. I looked up at my mech and saw him staring down at me, his optics beginning to haze over.
Experimentally, I tugged on the wire a bit harder and squealed when his hands gripped the side of the berth in his room. His legs had given out and I couldn't help but look up at him. My grin got bigger, my mischievousness kicking in as I put my arms between his armor, reaching for whatever wires where within my reach.
"Wa-wait," Ratchet coughed out (Autobots can cough...weird) and I paused. I guess he didn't expect me to give anything back but I can't hog all the pleasure all the time. He always protected me without asking for anything and didn't mind at all that I couldn't protect him. So, this was my thank you...tee hee.
I hung onto his armor as Ratchet lay down on his berth, watching me curiously as his chest plates shifted and moved away. I peered in, spotting all the wiring that he protected with that particular piece of armor. Hmmm...
Without thinking, I reached for a bundle of wiring, kinda fiberoptic looking but black, and used both hands to pull on them. A loud bang followed by the sound of metal crunching caused me to look up from my place, pausing in my work. I looked over him, seeing that his hands were gripping the side of the berth. Dents were beginning to form as I smiled evilling before tugging on them again.
"Primus!" Ratchet lifted up off the berth but I continued my assault, reaching different wiring and parts that I figured where sensitive before attacking the ones that got the most reaction out of him. And oddly, I was getting turned on by this. His reactions were rather sexy.
I wonder...
"Hallie!"
My mouth sucked on the wires, teeth lightly scratching them. He sounded so hot right now, calling my name. Oh I wished I had done this sooner. I like the sound of lust and pleasure taking over his voice. The soft moans and loud ones that betrayed his enjoyment.
Something wrapped around my legs, ripping my jeans completely off my body. I jerked forward, moving away from...whatever it was, but I stopped when I felt it stroking the inside of my thighs. I shivered, my back dipping in an arch. I had began to use my hands again, biting my tongue to hide the moan.
I heard more shifting of parts and found my eyes drawn to a light blue glow illuminating the room. I quickly crawled to it, noticing the wiring still wrapping around my body. So that explained the touches between my legs.
"Touch it."
My head cocked to the side as I thought about that. The light blue ball that I was eyeing was his very essence, his life. If something bad happened...
Without even thinking, I tentively reached out to place my fingers against it. But before I could, the glow of his spark wrapped around my arms, running through my body roughly. I gasped and pulled my hands back, keeping down a cry of pleasure that had suddenly hit me. It had felt like an orgasm. My whole body had spasmed and my legs shook. But what scared me was the feeling of my own spark pulling away from my body.
"Ratch? My spark."
"I know," the words were right in my ear and I felt arms circling my body. And the wires that had been around me, remained, stroking other parts of my body. The moan I've been holding in finally escaped.
"Just let it happen," the voice shook in excitement, my own body doing the same. Something told me that what I was about to do was going to change my life.
My brain turned to mush, instincts taking over as I quickly placed my hands on his spark. I cried out as orgasmic sensations ran over my skin. I couldn't breath as my eyes flashed white, feelings being the only thing telling me what was happening. I could feel my own spark leaving my body, a strange sensation taking over my chest.
"Fuck!" I screamed out, hearing a metallic groan follow my own as every part of me violently shook. My eyes squeezed shut...
I guess I had passed out because the next thing I knew, I was laying on top of a very satisfied medic. I could see he was recharging and I felt a hand on my back. I couldn't move, that was for sure, but I didn't really want to. Plus, my body felt so exhausted but strangely satisfied.
I sighed deeply as I relaxed more against him, not at all uncomfortable laying on metal. In fact, since I have no body heat, he felt warm to me. And it was weird. I had a feeling that I was complete. Whole.
Still, the idea that Ratchet didn't tell me something was beginning to naw at me. I didn't understand what had happened or if there was any siginificance to it. And if Prime knew Ratchet kept something important from me...or dear lord I hope I am wrong.
"I figured you would still be in recharge," his voice had me lift my head off his chest. My eyes locked with his optics and I smiled, hiding my uncertainty from him. But it's difficult to fool a medic because he sighed in his own way before running a hand over his face.
"Ratch?"
"I need to tell you something," Ratchet began to sit up as I clung to his chest. His hands remained under my form as he got comfortable and I slipped off of him, landing on his waiting hands. That's when I realized that I was...naked. How I ended up like that, I don't know.
After finding me a blanket, I got comfortable on his hand and waited. He looked like he was debating if he should really tell me what he wanted to tell me, but if it was important then I needed to know. It seemed he agreed with that silent thought because he sighed again before speaking.
"Please don't be angry with me," he started, which had me tilt my head, "though I think you will be regardless."
"Ratch, it's okay. You can tell me anything," I reassured him. But his slightly upset face told me otherwise.
"Hallie, we are bonded."
"Ratchet, I know we are bonded. We're dating."
"No. I mean, we are...married."
Silence followed as I took in his words. Everything seemed to fall away as my eyes widened. I didn't remember having a wedding or saying any vows. Because I sure as hell would have remembered something that extravagent.
"Hallie, your spark combined with mine. It's called spark bonding and -"
"YOU ASS!" I screamed, jumping up to my feet. The blanket remained secured around my body as I pointed up at his face. I wasn't angry that it happened but I was infuriated that I didn't know. That he didn't TELL me! Something like that should have been explained immediately before it happened.
I saw him flinch slightly as I began to stomp my feet in frustration. What a way to get married! No pretty white dress. Well, different color instead of white. No priest. Vows. NOTHING LIKE A HUMAN WEDDING! Just spark bonding and that is it.
"Damn it, Ratchet! Why didn't you tell me? Shit like that is extremely important for humans! We don't marry unknowingly. Well, 99% of us don't. But come on!" my breath was coming in short bursts as I continued, "And did you think what Prime was going to do if he found out! I'm his...sparkling for Christ's sake!"
"He will have to know. Along with every Autobot in existence," Ratchet added quietly. Great! Just great! Just fucking...
I covered my face as I tried to calm down. It wasn't going to change anything. I'm even pretty sure that divorce isn't a term that autonomous robotic organisms are familiar with either. But even though I was pissed at him, I wasn't going to leave him. I loved Ratch. I just wish he would have told me.
"Prime's office. Now," I pointed toward the door and looked up at him. His optics widened in fear as he nodded but I held up my hand. Okay, maybe not now. Poor guy was scared and I should understand. A little.
"Nevermind. But later today, okay?"
"Alright. It will give me time to process how to explain."
"And Ratch?" I smiled up at him, giving his upright thumb a hug. He looked at me a little confused as I sat in his hand, thinking. My head rested in my hands as I pondered on some things.
"One, I'm not all that upset. But I wish you would have told me. That is what is so freaking frustrating is that I didn't know!"
I received a nod and apology for that as he placed me on a counter. He opened a drawer and I saw some human clothes inside. Aww, he thought of me and probably had this planned for awhile (except the bonding part). Sweet.
"Two, I expect to have a human wedding since I performed an Autobot one. Consider it a compromise."
Again, I received a nod but I also got a smile. I guess he didn't expect me to be this understanding or willing to stay with him. Though I'm pretty sure I had no choice. But at the same time, the bonding...WOW! It was absolutely addicting. I had never felt that good. And I was safe thinking this because my body was so satisfied that it refused to get turned on again.
I also had another reason for the wedding. I wanted to see Ratchet's human holo again. The mech sure knew how to choose the correct looks and I had always wondered if he thought about...
Oh dear...my mind began to think of something that had me curious. As soon as I remembered his human holoform, I began to wonder. Perhaps Ratchet wondered as well and I couldn't help but look at him again. He was beginning to get concerned, those blue optics flickering after every scan he took. Probably didn't expect me to go silent all of a sudden or stare up at him as I processed my thoughts.
"Hal?" (sounds like hail, fyi)
"Can your human holo be touched and touch in return?"
"Yes but I don't see the purpose in using it," Ratchet gave me an honest answer. It wasn't like they traveled away from base all that often.
"I have a purpose, if you're game," I returned his smile. It was obvious that Ratchet didn't know what I meant until several seconds had passed. When it finally clicked, it was like running into a brick wall. And yet, his curiousity was aroused...
"Hallie," he stared straight into my blue eyes, amused for once, "I believe I will welcome that challenge."
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Boti: Okay, so I did catch it. When I was writing this, I had accidently had Ratchet call out Shadow instead of Hallie. I think it was due to me proofreading the other story I have. Anyways, yeah, things might be getting steamier than I had intended. We shall see... Until next time. Reviews are needed for next chapter. Believe me!
And dear lord, what a long chapter. This should hold you over for awhile. I need to work on Defiance with Wrenches. But yeah, see ya'll next chapter.