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Chapter two: gone away
When the kids arrived at the hangar E that afternoon, they found it deserted. There was no sign of Ratchet anywhere. They realized immediately that something had happened on Cybertron.
Jack's first thought was that, if the doctor had left in a hurry its place on Earth, could have somethd extraordinarily worrying. Even Miko was unusually quiet, while on the face of the young Raf you could see confusion and pain.
It was the Japanese girl to make audible what everyone was thinking "It must have somethd bad ... I can feel it".
"We cannot be sure ..." Jack tried to be convincing.
Raf said nothing. He put the backpack on the floor, crossed the legs and put his hands under the chin. The gaze remained fixed on the big black screen.
"Yeah ... Now we just have to wait for someone Autobot contact us" concluded the young hacker with a whisper.
And the kids waited. All day, all night and all the next day. They tried to get in touch with Team Prime on Cybertron, but communications were interrupted for unknown reasons.
Two more days passed. The three teenagers never moved from the base. June did not try, as usual, to forced them to go to school or to get them back to their everyday lives. The nurse and Agent Fowler never left the hangar E. They also are worried and anxious to have news of their friends.
More time passed and more the hopes of young humans faded. Now they feared the worst for their guardians and friends.
Then the screen lit without notice, and Ratchet's face filled the void.
"Ratchet" the three kids shouted in chorus while leaping to their feet. Tears mingled with smiles.
Fowler, however, was the first to speak "Ratchet, what happened?" He asked in a harsh tone "we were very worried. We had no news, we could not communicate with you".
The special agent broke off when he saw the doctor raised his hand and closed his eyes. A deep sadness pervaded Ratchet's grumpy figure.
"We had to face a new challenge ..." the voice seemed to stop in his throat "But now everything's fine".
Agent Fowler raised an eyebrow. He was sure that the doctor was hiding something.
"I'll call you now only because the main communication line was discontinued and has been restored recently" he looked behind as if searching for something.
"Ratchet, are you all right?" Jack asked.
"Yes Jack all members of the team are doing well" said the doctor. But he was nervous, worried. Now Fowler had the certainty that the old mech was hiding something, even if he did not know exactly what.
"Our planet is now again able to produce life and several Autobots scattered among the stars have returned home" paused "the reconstruction proceeds faster and faster and soon we will be able to afford to visit us," he concluded with a smile veiled bitterness.
"Yu-hu" Miko shouted, jumping. She grabbed Raf for his hands and they began to spin around until they fall to the ground.
The three kids smiled, smiled to tears. Even June Fowler and smiled.
"How soon could we be with you?" Jack asked finally.
"A few days ... a week at most" said Ratchet "Now I have to say goodbye. I will call you in a couple of days to organize your trip" and with that the screen went black.
The teenagers were so happy. They would reach the Autobots for a special tour on their home planet, they would all be together again, like a real family.
On Cybertron ...
It was one of the most difficult conversations of his long life. Look into the eyes of the children, Ms. Darby and Agent Fowler, their human family, and lie was tearing apart Ratchet's spark.
As soon as the screen went black, the doctor put his hands on the sides of the keyboard, closed his optics and ran a hand across his face. Then he felt a slight pressure on the left shoulder. He looked up and saw the smiling face of Arcee. Her smile hid her deep and inconsolable sadness.
And Ratchet knew it.
"You did the right thing my friend" she said with sincerity.
"I could not tell our human friends about Optimus with a sterile conversation on line ..." seemed to prove the white and red mech.
"In a few days they will be here and all will be revealed ... they'll understand" added Arcee, without much conviction. Then she walked away, leaving Ratchet solo.
"I hope so ... I really hope so" the doctor whispered, more to himself than to his fellow soldier and friend.
To the one person who asked me: at least, I have decided to left out the part that you, my friend, can see in the movie TFP: Predacons rising. Please, review.