Because of the bad time I'm going through, I decided to publish a chapter lightweight and, hopefully, fun. Enjoy it!
Chapter twelve: the memories - step six
There was a great noise in the Hall of Records. Until that time, Jack had seen that place silent and quite. It was an environment that was awe-inspiring, almost like a church. The teenager would never have imagined to be able to see the great archive so transformed. But that was Cybertron, so...
There was no background music. But there were many mechs and femmes talking and discussing among themselves. Some of them was holding what looked like energon or some Cybertronian drink of some not well defined kind.
Jack pushed his way through the crowd until he saw Optimus with his friend Jazz. Prime was holding a glass with inside a colored liquid. But he must not have drunk even a sip, because it was still full. Jazz, however, had the attitude of one who had drunk a lot of glasses.
"I toast to you, Optimus Prime. And at our first real, big victory from the beginning of this war" the black and white mech, lifting the glass that is now almost empty. A half smile appeared on the face of the young former archivist.
"It 's the third time we toast to me and to our victory ... in the last 3 Jorns! " pointed Optimus, still smiling.
"And what is the problem? I have a short memory, you see ... " said Jazz, knocking out all in one breath the remaining liquid in the glass. Then he tried to reach some sort of distributor, but his very uncertain step tripped him. He didn't fall, however, thanks to a providential mech.
Jack stared at the newcomer: Ultra Magnus.
The big blue mech helped Jazz to sit on a chair, nodded to Prime and then vanished into the immense crowd.
Optimus had been standing and looked around. He walked to the table and put his glass still full. He was unaware that a figure was rapidly approaching him.
All of a sudden he saw a little pink spot in front of him. He felt that someone grabbed him by the face and dragged him down. Then he felt a pair of lips that rested firmly on her. It all happened so quickly that the poor mech could not tell exactly what was happening.
"I knew you were someone special".
That voice, Optimus had already heard that voice. Then he finally managed to focus the figure who stood before him. A very pretty femme. Jack couldn't hold back a laugh, the expression of Prime was so funny!
"EE-Elita?" Optimus was confused and disoriented.
In the blink of an eye to the femme was again clinging to him, "You haven't called me since that night ..." she continued as she stroked the young Prime almost everywhere "You know, I was upset ... but now I realize you were the most important things to do... ".
"Elita ... I ... " tried to explain Optimus, but the femme put a finger to his lips to silence him.
"Why don't we go to a place a little less crowded?" The femme began to drag Prime.
Jack enjoyed watching the scene. And he began to follow the two, although with a bit of uncertainty: Jack wasn't an expert in emotional situations, but that Elita had clearly in mind one thing she wanted to do with Optimus ... after all, it was the same thing that the raven teenager had in mind every time his eyes rested on Sierra. He dismissed those thoughts and he quickened his pace so as not to lose sight of the couple.
"What do you suggest we do?" Wheeljack asked to Megatronus.
"Wait! All we can do is wait for now " replied with confidence the big gray mech.
"Tsk ... wait ... great idea! " ended the former wrecker as he left the room. The others followed him one after the other. Only Ratchet and Arcee stodd in the room with Jack.
"Wait and pray ..." Megatronus repeated in a low voice, as he too left with a slow pace the bed of the young human "Primus watch over him".
"I listened to your speech so many times that I learned it almost by heart!" said Elita. The little earlier energetic and self-confident femme had given way to a much more shy and submissive one. Jack was a little confused by the sudden change of personality of the pink and chrome femme. And by the expression in his face, even Prime was a bit suspicious.
"Well ... thanks Elita " Optimus replied politely as possible, smiling.
"I'm sorry if I embarrassed you before ... you know, a stupid femme thing to ... a bet .. " Elita said while blushing
"There's no problem, really ... but I'd like to know better the femme I kiss ... " Optimus said, trying to lighten the mood
"I think you're right ... I would also like to know you better " Elita replied as she walked slowly to Optimus. She put both hands on Prime's chest, then she slid the arms around his neck. Once again she pressed her mouth to that of the young red and blue mech. It was a gentle kiss this time. And once again, Prime didn't respond to the gesture. But Jack noticed that the mech did nothing to counter it.
"I want to join the cause!" Elita said with decision "I am trained in combat and in command. And there are several femme like me who want to join the Autobots army".
Optimus seemed to ponder the request of the femme. The two stood in the same place some minutes.
Then the Prime took Elita's hands and pulled them away from his neck.
"Ok, but no kissing!" concluded the mech, as he turned to go back into the crowded room.
"No kissing" repeated Elita, crossing her arms over the chest and eyeing the young commander from head to toe "... for now ... " she whispered before following Optimus in the other room.
Jack had saw the scene, amused. He knew that Optimus before being what he was, a cool, calm, calculating, unemotional leader, had been a mech, like everyone else. And he knew, thanks to Arcee's long stories, that Humans and Cybertronians shared several common aspects of everyday life, including sexuality. So the boy wasn't surprised or horrified to see that even Optimus was, after all, a guy like so many others.
With this thought and a smile on his lips, Jack was ready for a high leap into the void.
"Do you think ... Jack's journey could be good or bad? " asked Miko to Raf.
The boy shrugged and said "I think good ... at the bottom, he is travelling in Optimus' memories so... well, you know... ".
"So most of the time Jack will be closed in a library ... what a bore! "concluded Miko, puffing.
"It's not so young human" the deep voice of Megatron startled the two kids. Both Raf and Miko whirled and watched, awed, the big mech.
Megatron smiled "Don't worry, little humans,I mean no harm" then he went even closer to the two teenagers "Optimus has had a very interesting life. Battles, travel, new worlds ... femmes ... ".
"Femmes?" They repeated in unison the two teenagers.
"Ah, yoiu mean girls!" said Miko, grinning, while Raf bljushed a little.
"Don't he ever talk about Elita?" asked Megatron. Miko and Raf shook their heads "Elita was ..." but his voice was interrupted by Arcee.
"The Autobot femme commander, mine and Optimus' great friend " concluded the femme annoyed.
Megatron stared at her quizzically "Friend of Optimus? You know that is an understatement! Ah ... I got it " for a second the kidss seemed to revise the evil grin of the leader of the Decepticons " Is it jealousy that I hear in your words? For what she has had and you don't? " teased the big mech.
"And who said that I haven't had it ..." concluded the femme as she left the room, satisfied.
Miko and Raf couldn't believe their ears. Megatronus just shook his huge head, smiling.
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