Love is a Battlefield
Here is one more thing needed for the rest of the story that I forgot to mention before.
/Public Comm/
Chapter 8
-Meanwhile Somewhere in Deep Space
A small Cybertronian shuttle bearing Autobot markings was flying through space. The shuttle was badly banged up and barely functional. Inside a femme pounded her fist on the navigational computer as the ship sputtered and came to a dead stop all attempts to restart it failing.
The femme inside was a lavender seeker with gold lining the bottom of her wings. She also had gold forearms, servos, and pedes. She had red crosses on her shoulders indicating her status as a medic. The red crosses on her shoulders were highlighted with gold. On her arms were lavender lasers. Her face was pink and she had sapphire blue optics. The Autobot insignia was on each of her wings and her cockpit glass was sky blue.
Fortunately for the femme, the shuttle's communication system was still functional so she activated it to send out a long range distress signal.
/ "Hello out there. My designation is Wildstar. My shuttle has broken down and I'm in need of assistance. I'm willing to share some of my energon with whomever comes to my aid. Please help me." /
After she sent the message she sat down in the pilot's seat and prayed someone friendly would help her. With any luck her message wouldn't be picked up by Decepticons.
Some light years away Cosmos was flying along. He was on a deep space mission planning on heading back to Earth soon. That was until he picked up a distress call from a femme who called herself Wildstar. He then began following her signal until a few hours later he found Wildstar's shuttle and opened a commlink to the broken shuttle.
/ "Greetings Autobot shuttle my designation is Cosmos. I am also an Autobot and I have come to assist you. Please open the back hatch of your shuttle and allow me to board." / he said in a comforting manner.
On board the shuttle Wildstar heard Cosmos' transmission and replied / "Opening the back hatch now. Stand by." /
A short time later the shuttle's back hatch opened and Cosmos flew inside. Upon getting into the energon filled cargo bay he transformed into robot mode. Shortly after he transformed Wildstar entered the bay.
"Greetings, Cosmos. I am relieved to see that a fellow Autobot has come to help me. My ship is little more than scrap now and I have no way to repair it." she said reaching out shaking the green and yellow minibot's servo.
"Hello, Wildstar I'm glad to help you out." he replied as he let go of Wildstar's servo before continuing "Give me a few moments maybe I can come up with a solution to your problem."
Wildstar stepped aside letting Cosmos go deeper into her ship. She herself went back to the bridge letting him know where she'd be. Hours later, though unable to fix the ship, Cosmos pulled together a solution by using a tow cable from the shuttle's cargo hold. A short time later he was pulling the ship in Earth's direction after volunteering to tow it.
After five months of towing the small shuttle only stopping, with Wildstar's insistance, to refuel and recharge they made it to Earth. Along the way Cosmos had told Wildstar about Earth and the Autobot and Decepticon forces fighting there. As he got the shuttle closer he contacted the Ark and informed the other Autobots about finding Wildstar in a barely functional ship. After being cleared he pulled the shuttle in heading for the Ark.
-Meanwhile at the Ark
In the Med Bay, Ricochet was laying face down on one of the berths where First Aid was extracting shrapnel out of her aft. Ratchet, meanwhile, was busy reattaching Wheeljack's legs.
"Ricochet, would you mind telling me what the Pit you were doing to end up with shrapnel in your aft." Ratchet said while Wheeljack wisely lay where he was and remained quiet.
"Would ya believe nothing more sinister than bringin' an energon cube to our explosive happy pal since he far to absorbed in that device he was working on to get his own. That is until he dropped the gadget blowin' off his legs and my but since my back was turned." she winced then said "Hey 'Aid! Take it easy there."
"Sorry." First Aid said just finishing the repairs to Ricochet's aft.
Ratchet shook his helm hoping that the Autobot that Cosmos found was less annoying. Just then Wildstar, who landed with Cosmos moments prior, came through the Med Bay door.
She looked around the Med Bay her optics focusing on Ricochet who was now sitting up her behind finally shrapnel free and repaired. Wildstar stared blinking her optics in shock before she asked "R-Ricochet? Is that really you?"
All other optics looked in Wildstar's direction before Ricochet slid off the berth and walked across the Med Bay to where Wildstar was standing.
"Wildstar? I haven't seen you since shortly after your son Stormfire was sparked." Ricochet said hardly believing her optics.
"That was many stellar cycles ago. Stormfire is a grown mech now living with the rest of our large family on a neutral colony far away from here." Wildstar replied embracing Ricochet in a hug.
Ricochet returned the embrace and said "Lightspeed and Hawkeye are going to be thrilled to see ya. After your done in here let's go meet them in the Rec room."
Ratchet cleared his throat gaining the two girls attention causing them to release each other and look his way.
"Would you mind telling me just what's going on and just how do you two know each other?" Ratchet asked.
"Sorry Ratchet. We should've waited 'till later to catch up with each other. This is my cousin Wildstar." she said as she placed a servo on her cousin's shoulder before she continued "Wildstar, meet our chief medical officer Ratchet, medic in-training First Aid, and our explosive happy inventor Wheeljack."
Wheeljack, who had one of his legs reattached, waved hello to Wildstar and she waved in return.
"Well I came in for a check up before I had living arrangements made. I would also like to help out in this Med Bay. That is, if you don't mind having another fully trained medic around here." she said calmly to Ratchet.
Ratchet spotted the gold highlighted red crosses on her shoulders and replied "With how busy things can get around here it would make things easier. First Aid, give Wildstar a check up and Ricochet, since your repairs are completed you have no further business in this Med Bay. Scat!"
"Aye aye, Doc." Ricochet said saluting him and disappearing from the Med Bay to wait in the hall for her cousin. When Wildstar was done they would spend time with her brothers catching up.