Disclaimer: Same as first chapter. Don't own.
Author's Note: Oh wow. Apparently people really do enjoy this story…because I'm still getting tons of views on it. Hehehe… I should think up a better summary to catch people's attention I think. *pauses* Do I WANT people's attention though? *shrugs* Most people won't make it through the first chapter actually. Hehehe, unless they are review checkers…I sometimes check the reviews first to see if it's a serious story or not. *laughs* So review? Maybe…Maybe not…hmmmm… And I'll think I'll explain my personal situation at the bottom of this chapter for anyone interested in knowing what's going on.
Shout-out: OH MY GAWD! I love you people so much. I've FOLLOWERS who are READING this stuff…and like…wow… ACTUAL reviews. I'm all like 'SAY WHAT?' everytime I check my mail and SEE something new there. You gais make me all giggly inside.
Music: Um… I'm listening to t.A.t.U…. Uh… There's a couple of songs but I don't know if it's significant to really MENTION all of them? Plus Maroon Five for sure.
Chapter Six Mind over Matter
There was a warm pressure against my left hand. My good one I think. Why did my head hurt so much? Why was it so hard to open my eyes and just move? Why couldn't I form any coherent language? I tried speaking, I really did. I wasn't sure if anything actually came out of my mouth more than what felt like a weird 'murrr' noise. Was I part cow? No, that'd of been moo. I was in and out of it for a while there, still unable to completely open my eyes either. I felt odd, like I was kind of just hovering right outside my body but I knew I was there because I could feel that warm pressure in my hand like something holding it and there was something stuck in my arm too plus I could hear faint beeps of a machine. Come on. I tried reasoning with myself to just open my eyes, but my body didn't care what my brain thought it was supposed to do right now.
I felt kind of fed up with myself but didn't know what else to do…until music reached my ears. It sounded like a radio but…was that my music? I didn't know who else listened to stuff like I did but it sounded like a random CD I'd burned for Sam once when we were younger because he'd decided to become more cultural active in music regards for my sake. At that time he wasn't aware of how much I loved to sing or dance, he just thought I loved music. I focused on it, trying to sort out the lyrics to it. I wish I could sing to it. My eyelids shifted and suddenly opened only to have me blinded by the light.
"oooooowwww," I hissed, closing them again. A soft chuckle reached my ears and my eyes flew open again to see who was attached to my hand. It was Sam but I had a feeling he and Mikeala switched out regularly. She was currently sleeping on some kind of couch thing that was in the room with me. I winced and glanced at the IV drip in my arm as well as the heart monitor. "Did I die?" Sam's eyes darkened before lighting up and I wondered when he'd suddenly changed all of a sudden.
"Doctors said it was a reaction to the sedative they gave you…apparently in your current state it wasn't a good combination…we lost you a couple of times but you eventually came back to us. You've been out for about three days now," He murmured and I frowned, glancing at the sheets. Ah. That was awkward. Sam seemed to realize where my thoughts were and blushed slightly. "yeah…I'd get a doctor before messing with anything though." Man, this was beyond awkward.
"So…why are you holding my hand?" I asked because he still hadn't let go.
"It seemed to soothe you, having personal contact with someone," Sam pointed out and slowly let go of my hand. That warm feeling slowly left me and my eyes narrowed in suspicion as I studied Sam more intently. He merely gave me an amused expression with eyes that danced with some type of mirth.
"You've changed a lot," I pointed out and he tipped his head forward slightly.
"Yeah. I've been through a lot," he informed me before glancing over at Mikalea who was still sleeping," She was worried almost to the point of sickness." My eyes widened slightly in surprise. "Hey, people still care about you…" I sighed, before tugging the IV out with a wince and undo the heart monitor. The door burst open immediately and a doctor came in with a nurse. They were telling me all kinds of things and a groggy Mikalea slowly woke up to watch the chaos. I calmly explained that I wanted a certain thing removed and Sam left so they could do that before they made me sign some form that was my temporary release from medical things. I was given some clothes that were obviously Mik's because I would never have worn them. It was a bright pink t-shirt that said 'I 3 N.Y.' and these white bell bottom pants. I was allowed to keep my black tennis shoes at least. I grumbled as I shakily made my way around. Three days of not moving made a person stiff. My right arm was paining me a little bit and felt extremely stiff but I could now move it thanks to surgery. I wanted something to eat but I was told nothing solid yet so I was brought to a cafeteria area to get a to-go cup thing of chicken broth pretty much. It tasted amazing and I sipped it slowly as Sam led us to the large hanger area I'd last been in.
"Ugh," I murmured, hating how weak I felt. Mikeala kept shooting me worried looks and hovering like she wanted to touch me and help me but I kept giving her a nasty look when she got too close to clutching me.
"Mikaela, She's got it," Sam said with amusement more than a rebuttal. He was teasing her. She frowned still, wanting to be useful to me. I yawned, and rubbed my face with my right arm only wincing slightly as the stitches pulled. The hanger looked like a lot of things were going on at once. We were approached by a stickler looking kind of guy who I immediately decided I didn't like, judging by the shared looks though…I wasn't too bad off.
"She can't be in here," the official said, having some kind of packet in his hands," She needs to be questioned and contained—" He was cut off by me suddenly popping my hot soup open on him. He yelped, backing up and staring at his now ruined clothes. He glared at me.
"Oh jeez, I'm sorry. Guess my nervous system isn't quite up to proper functicality yet. I am so sorry about that," I said, but didn't sound sorry. His eyes narrowed and he stepped closer to me. Mikeala had a hand clapped over her mouth with wide eyes. I got the feeling others were staring at us now.
"This isn't over Ms. Summers. Far from it. I get what I want and that's going to be you fairly soon young lady. Watch yourself because you're already too deep into this situation for the government's liking. You're a high risk that needs to be locked away," He growled before stalking off. I glanced down at my cup with a slight pout.
"Damn, I was really enjoying that," I muttered and Mikaela took the crushed cup from me to go toss it away in a trash bin. I glanced over at Sam who was just studying me without much emotion. "Dude, he was an ass hole and he wants to lock me up. I don't agree with that." I winced as I tried to stretch my arm out and he shook his head.
"Pissing off the director is probably not such a good idea," He informed me as Mikaela rushed back over.
"Are you okay?" She questioned as if she couldn't decide if I'd really done that on purpose or if I was actually having arm problems. Her eyes narrowed slightly as she examined me.
"Why do you keep asking me that?" I questioned because it wasn't the first time she'd asked me it before and I kept answering her patiently," I am as good as I can get right now." She looked slightly hurt and glanced over at Sam who sighed.
"Took her a while to stop asking me that and I'm still not entirely cleared yet," he muttered, running a hand through his hair," Look. I want you to meet Optimus Prime."
"The one Sunstreaker needed to report to," I commented and something in his eyes seemed to tell me he was impressed I still remembered that much. "Um…like the leader right? Uh, I'm really not that important to meet and shouldn't it be more like the less I know like the better hunh?" Sam scrunched up his face in thought and shook his head before seeming to carefully pick his next words.
"Despite the fact that you are merely a casualty to this…Optimus Prime would like to meet you, since you did bring Sunstreaker back to us," he told me calmly, keeping his eyes on mine. Something about him spoke of ancient knowledge, and his eyes were older than he was. He smiled and they were right back to the way he was normally and I swallowed nervously before following him to this ladder of stairs connected to this very high up platform where people were working. I spotted Major Lennox who made his way over to me.
"Glad to see you up and about again, you gave us quite the scare," He informed me and I thought I was going to faint again. What was it about this man? He was fairly attractive for sure. I smiled slightly, feeling like I probably looked like completely crap right now. Way to go. Though, this guy had seen me cut up and bleeding. I turned as large heavy footsteps slowly reached my ears. The large robot from before was approaching us and I realize this platform was so we were more at eye-level when speaking to them.
"Greetings," he told me in a low voice that rumbled through me completely. Man, that was some voice. His blue optics seemed to twinkle with amusement. "I am Optimus Prime—"
"Leader of the Autobots," I interrupted and felt my face heating up," Sorry, I'm Vivian Summers."
"It is a pleasure to meet the woman who brought Sunstreaker back to us," he informed me and sounded very sincere. I couldn't help but smile at him.
"How is he faring?" I questioned.
"He is much better thanks to Ratchet and being back with his twin," Optimus informed me politely before being barraged with questions from some of the other people working. Mikaela suddenly grabbed my hand, pulling me along with her and she had a smirk on her face as she did.
"uh, Mik…where we going?" I asked as she simply shook her head. I noticed Sam was staying behind to be involved in the discussion. Odd, but maybe it wasn't really. I sighed and allowed Mikaela to lead me to a very large room area where several robots seemed to just be chilling. There was a large flat-screen TV set up with some game consoles and other things plus a couch for humans as well as a large metallic looking one that some robots were lounging on. I blinked shyly, hiding behind Mikaela sort of and not letting go of her hand the entire time. There was a human male playing what looked like halo though or some fighting game with guns on the tv. He was dressed like a regular civilian though. He paused the game and looked over upon hearing us come up.
"Well hello~" He said, getting up quickly and running a hand through his hair as he tried to appear more suave towards us. "Ahem, I am Leo~ Like the Lion because I'm fierce and passionate." He offered a hand and I gave him mine only to have him press his lips to it. I gave Mikaela a look and she just rolled her eyes.
"Leo, This is Vivian Summers. Friend of mine and Sam's. Also not in your league," She informed him a little harshly. His shoulders slumped slightly but he seemed to give me another look over.
"You got a boyfriend with an alien car too?" He asked, looking kind of dejected.
"No, I'm single and I don't own an alien car but I did travel around with one," I replied going to sit on the couch. The robots seemed to be ignoring us and continuing their conversation except for a yellow and black one that waved cheerily at us. Oh that had to be Bumblebee. Leo remained standing but Mikaela took a seat next to me.
"Oh very cool," he replied, trying to think of what to say next and not look like a total moron. I thought it was kind of cute. He vaguely reminded me of what Miles would've been like if he hadn't been so anti-social. I smiled slightly, tilting my head to the side as my eyes trailed over the multitude of games. I spotted microphones poking out and glanced slyly at Mikalea who smirked in return catching my drift. Kind of made me feel bad but almost dying needed some good revision.
"You like to play games right?" I asked him and he looked interested as he nodded," How about game with wagers tied to wins?" I questioned and he smirked before nodding.
"What? You wanna play death-match on Halo with me?" He said, cracking his knuckles," Be fair warned I am a pro."
"Oh no," I said with a grimace," I don't think I can play games with tons of violence right now because I'm still mentally recovering from almost being killed, but by all means go ahead and play with yourself." Mikalea snorted at my wording and I gave her another sly look. She just shook her head.
He frowned slightly before asking," So what do you want to play?" He looked kind of confused as I pulled out a karoke game. I wiggled it at him devilioushly, really I just needed something to lighten up my mood before I completely lost it and went crying in a corner. Mik seemed to realize I needed a distraction and had enough common sense to realize that music was a good outlet. "But that's like…karoke…we can't keep a score?"
"I'll judge," Mikaela said with a wink and he frowned.
"No, because you'll just vote for her," he said and suddenly Bumblebee whirred seeming excited and pointed his fingers at me.
"You can bet I'm in—It's the people's choice—The winner is," It was clips from different radio stations and soundtracks but it was weird. Was that how Bee communicated? Mik must've seen my questioning look because she nodded at me in reply and I ended up frowning slightly.
"Alright, so Bee and I are the judges," Mikalea stated and still Leo didn't look too impressed but then a solider entered the room. I could tell his uniform was Air Force and he looked pretty important. I blinked a few times as he headed over to sit on the couch.
"Man, I feel tired," the african American male said before resting his head on the back of the couch," Oh…you guys doing some kind of singing game?" He questioned just as Sunstreaker and Sideswipe entered. They ignored us completely and went to go talk to two robots hanging out further into the room. I didn't know any of them.
"Yes," Mikeala said," Bee and I are judging because they are going to make wages on stuff with whoever wins…. You wanna help judge them?" The man grinned.
"I'm Epps by the way. Chief Master Sargent in the Air Force," he offered me a hand which I accepted and he had a firm hold. I watched as Leo hooked the system up and entered the disc. Several songs cycled through and he nervously glanced over at me, twiddling with his microphone.
"You wanna go first or me?" I asked and he shrugged. "Rock, paper, scissors?" I suggested and we did a quick game. He won, so I sat back down on the couch to wait my turn. He cycled through before settling on eye of the tiger. I chuckled, and tried to not giggle as he sang it. He sang in a false falsetto half the time but I had to admit he wasn't bad. He winked at me before handing me the microphone to let me choose a song. I wasn't nervous though. I mean, it was just me singing. I took my time flipping through the songs for a good choice before just hitting the random button. It settled on You kill me by the Expoxies form the Can't stop the future disc. I smirked before opening my mouth to follow along with the screen, "
I'll wait for this I'll wait for you to rise
And you bring me through you make my sense shine
I drink from you a sensation close to wine
And I bust them blind
And I am no longer mine
You kill me
I was only singing the parts of the female though. The system provided back up to me. It was a pretty spicy song actually, very technical in its regards and just a little awkward to sing really except for the main lyrics which I kept pretty close to, letting the system do the rest for me. Kind of felt like cheating though.
You leave so quick is there logic to this price
Let this sensation slip away
I get pulled out in the tide
I want to live but I feel this stitch inside
Fixation overdrive you make my senses wind
Here I paused to listen to the other side of the band sing with the whole 'You kill me's throughout the rest of the song until my actual part came back in. This wasn't my strongest song but we were doing more than one so I wasn't too concerned. Leo had seemed pretty okay with The Eye of the Tiger but I figured he was going to fail at something.
Repetition Ridicule
Integration Go to School
Population Override
Radiation Suicide
I butted back in now wanting to finish strong at least with this song. Next one would be interesting for sure.
I'll wait for this I'll wait for you to rise
And you bring me through you make my senses shine
I drink from you a sensation close to wine
And I bust from them blind
And I am no longer mine
The song slowly wrapped up and I passed the mic back to Leo who had his eyebrows up questioningly.
"Best two out of three songs, fair enough?" I questioned and he smirked like he owned the play before launching into some rap song that I didn't even understand. Obviously not his best choice judging by everyone else's faces and I tried not to laugh at Leo. Yeah. This was my way back for sure. I smirked before settling back into the sofa to wait for him to finish making a fool out of himself. Eventually he handed me back the mic, grumbling something before settling down. I hit the randomized button and waited for the song to pop up. This time it was Rhythm of Love by the Plain White T's. A very lovely song. I could sing this one good for sure. I took a deep breath closing my eyes waiting for the song to start before launching into it with some deep emotion making its way into my voice as I let the music surround me, "
My head is stuck in the clouds
She begs me to come down
Says," Boy quit foolin' around"
I told her," I love the view from up here
Warm sun and wind in my ear
We'll watch the world from above
As it turns to the rhythm of love"
I wasn't sure what everyone else was doing but I felt a strange silence in the room suddenly grow and I realized everyone must have been listening to me now. I couldn't help it. This song was emotional to me as it described those happy moments we should just cherish that we sometimes ignored and I felt like this was life's marker for me right here…right now. I continued on.
We may only have tonight
But till the morning sun, you're mine
All mine
Play the music low
And sway to the rhythm of love
I felt a smile ghost on my lips as I knew from memory this entire song and the next couple of lyrics. I swayed slightly, spinning in a small circle to face my crowd and winked at Mikaela before dipping into the next part. Corny yeah, but I wasn't serenading her just like that. She looked extremely emotional none the less now that I seemed to be singing the song at her.
My heart beats like a drum
A guitar strings to the strum
A beautiful song to be sung
She's got blue eyes deep like the sea
That roll back when she's laughing at me
She rises up like the tide
The moment her lips meet mine
We may only have tonight
But till the morning sun, you're mine
All mine
Play the music low
And sway to the rhythm of love
When the moon is low
We can dance in slow motion
And all your tears will subside
All your tears will dry
I closed my eyes again so I didn't have to witness Mikaela suddenly crying as I hummed the next little part which was really just noises rather than actual lyrics. This song just kind of filled me with a warm feeling that eased away all my concerns. I was kind of glad the random shuffle had actually picked it for me. It felt like a god-send. True.
And long after I've gone
You'll still be humming along
And I will keep you in my mind
The way you make love so fine
We may only have tonight
But till the morning sun, you're mine
All mine
Play the music low
And sway to the rhythm of love
Play the music low
And sway to the rhythm of love
Yeah, sway to the rhythm of love
I listened to the music as it trailed off and slowly opened my eyes to find everyone staring at me. Mikalea didn't seem to be aware of the tears that slowly trailed down her face and I frowned slightly before handing the mic to Leo to pick his next song and pulled her into a hug.
"Oh I'm such a mess," She grumbled against me, but seemed to cling to me. I rubbed her back reassuringly. "God…It's because…Well, first Sam died and you know. That sucked, I was scared as hell…and then he was back and…I don't know anymore. Then you show up…and scare the hell out of me when you try to die too…and well, now you're back…" She sniffled, trying to pull herself together and gave me a glare. "Look at you, you're ruining me." She wiped at her eyes and thanked Epps when he offered her a tissue from one of his various pockets. She wiped her eyes and then her nose and folded the tissue to hang on to it. The next song Leo got shuffled on as A Nightmare Before Christmas song. I think it was Jack's Lament or something. Leo did pretty good actually. I smiled kindly at him throughout the song, just liking to relax really. He handed me back the mic with a smug smirk on his face. One of my eyebrows rose as I hit the shuffle button again, looking for a song to sing. She will be loved by Maroon Five. Oh, that one wasn't bad. I could manage it. I gave Leo a look when he muttered something about cheating before taking a deep breath to begin the song,"
Beauty queen of only eighteen
She had some trouble with herself
He was always there to help her
She always belonged to someone else
I drove for miles and miles and wound up at your door
I've had you so many times but somehow I want more
I don't mind spending every day
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
I risked a glance back over at Mikalea who was trying not to cry again. She was pretty emotional it seemed. Looked like she needed another hug after this one and Leo just looked entranced by it all but I had no idea what was going through his brain right now. I glanced at Epps who seemed to have a neutral expression on his face. Did I win this game?
Tap on my window, knock on my door
I want to make you feel beautiful
I know I tend to get so insecure
It doesn't matter anymore
It's not always rainbows and butterflies
It's compromise that moves us along, yeah
My heart is full and my door's always open
You come anytime you want, yeah.
I don't mind spending every day
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
I know where you hide alone in your car
Know all of the things that make you who you are
I know that goodbye means nothing at all
Comes back and begs me to catch her every time she falls
Yeah
Tap on my window
Knock on my door
I want to make you feel beautiful
I don't mind spending every day
Out on your corner in the pouring rain, oh.
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
[In the background]
Please don't try so hard to say goodbye
Please don't try so hard to say goodbye
Yeah, yeah.
I don't mind spending every day
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Please don't try so hard to say goodbye
I let the song die off and set the mic down since both our turns were gone. Bee mimed clapping and played a clip from his radio that told us we'd both done a wonderful job and then gestured excitedly at the other two who seemed thoughtful.
"Alright, This is pretty easy. Who won Round one?" I questioned. That was eye of the tiger versus my terrible rendition of the Epoxies. Mikalea made a guilty face and pointed at Leo for that one. Epps nodded and Bee let out an agreeing chirp. Leo looked smug. "Round two?" Terrible rap song versus me. I obviously won that one. "Round three?" They glanced at each other and seemed to have trouble debating it. Epps tilted his head to the side.
"I think I liked yours better," he admitted and glanced at Bee who tilted his head before picking Leo. We both looked at Mikalea who seemed indecisive but then Sam strolled in and she jumped up to go hug him. Sam laughed and glanced over at us.
"So what's been going on in here?" He questioned as I sat down on the edge of the couch to watch Mik who wasn't looking at us but buried in her boyfriend's neck.
"Mikaela is the deciding factor of the winner of the song competition between Leo and I," I replied and he chuckled before patting his girlfriend.
"I think they want a vote," he told her softly and I heard her mumble something back that made him laugh. God. They were so in love. I could just see it oozing from them. "Come on Mik…You have to pick one…Which did you like more?" She mumbled something," Then is that your vote?" Another mumble," Yes…you have to vote. You volunteered for this." There was a sigh and she mumbled something again. He nodded towards me and I laughed as Leo pouted but then I impromptuly peeked a kiss to his cheek.
"Don't look so down, we can have another competition later," I told him and another voice cut in.
"Hey, I can sing too ya know~!" A voice cut in and I turned to see a small robot…with red optics hanging on the couch beside me. I shrieked an ungodly sound before falling off the couch pretty hard as I scrambled away from it. Leo looked startled as did several of the other robots. My heart was banging pretty hard in my chest and I brought a hand up to it wondering if that was a bad mistake to spook like that. Everything slowly grew dim and people started rushing over to me as I sank again into that blissful darkness.
Again, I was there. A girl shouldn't die twice within the span of one week should she? I glanced down at my bare-feet and the white shoulder-less sun-dress I wore. My hair was down and whipped around in a gentle wind that played with me. It felt warm and calming here. I glanced around, spotting Jazz sitting predictably underneath a tree. I headed over to him without any fear this time.
"Hey Jazz," I said softly and he chuckled, tipping his head to look at me. I could faintly hear a recording of me singing eerily Even in Death song. I shook my head.
"You know, I'm going to start thinking you're just dying to keep me some company," he said with a little nudge of his clawed fingers against my back. I went to sit beside him, leaning against his side this time and he seemed to appreciate the touch gently drawing a claw up and down my back as if reassuring him he wasn't alone. I was amazed he'd stayed sane here by himself. "Don't worry, you'll be back on your feet in no time…Lemme guess, something startled you so bad your heart decided it had enough hunh?" He was teasing but I caught a serious tone in his voice and nodded. He seemed to sigh, but it was like a venting of air from his systems. "You got to be more careful there, little lady…" He nudged me and I smirked at him.
"Want another song before I leave? This one a little more happier hunh?" I asked him and he chuckled before nodding. I didn't know how long I had so I decided quickly on one. I opened my mouth to sing,"
You push me
I don't have the strength to
Resist or control you
Take me down, take me down
You hurt me
But do I deserve this?
You make me so nervous
Calm me down, calm me down
Wake you up
In the middle of the night to say
I will never walk away again
I'm never gonna leave this bed, oh
So come here
And never leave this place
Perfection of your face
Slows me down, slows me down
So fall down
I need you to trust me
Go easy, don't rush me
Help me out, why don't you help me out?
Wake you up
In the middle of the night to say
I will never walk away again
I'm never gonna leave this bed, oh
So you say "Go, it isn't working"
And I say "No, it isn't perfect"
So I stay instead
I'm never gonna leave this bed
Take it , take it all
Take all that I have
I'd give it all away just to get you back
And fake it, fake it all
Take what I can get
Knockin' so loud
Can you hear me yet
Try to stay awake but you can't forget
Wake you up
In the middle of the night to say
I will never walk away again
I'm never gonna leave this bed, oh
You say "Go, it isn't working"
And I say "No, it isn't perfect"
So I stay instead
I'm never going to leave this bed, ooh
Take it, take it all
Take all that I have
Take it, take it all
Take all that I have
Take it, take it all
Take all that I have
Take it, take it all
Take all that I have
Take it, take it all
Take all that I have
Take it, take it all
Take all that I have
Take it, take it all
Take all that I have
Take it, take it all
Take all that I have
I trailed off, feeling slightly breathless because of that, but again I could hear the ghost of music around us the entire time I was singing. I glanced over at Jazz and rested a hand against the armor on his hip that I was against and he glanced down me just as a jolt went through me that was rather painful. I gasped, grasping my chest and he frowned.
"Um…guess this ones going to be a little different," I murmured, eyes watering slightly as I noticed a weird white fog stretching closer towards me. "Uh…Jazz…what's that?" He paused, seeming to think before gently rubbing a clawed finger against my back.
"That's you dying," he said nonchalantly and I looked at him with panic in my eyes.
"But I DON'T WANT to die!" I suddenly shouted, standing up and facing him. He gave a little shrug.
"I didn't either but it happened…and technically you already did…because you are here," he said and gestured around us. I gaze the eerie fog a sideways glance, backing away from it and pressing into Jazz's side. He seemed to sigh again, doing that gentle tracing thing against my spine. It was extremely comforting. "If I remember correctly about the human heart…It stopped beating…but it takes the human brain about seven minutes or so before it shuts down completely…then there's something about oxygen levels but I can't recall…so I imagine that sharp pain you're experiencing is someone attempting to get your heart started again." He tipped his head to the other side as he considered it. "Yeah…"
"So…First sedatives kill me…and suddenly my heart is weak?" I questioned and he gave a little nod as if I shouldn't worry about it.
"You've put it through too much strain…I blame the Decepticons," he said as if suddenly amused," Oh, that reminds me…Can you remember to tell the others hello for me?" He gave me a serious look, nudging me with his clawed digit," You didn't tell them last time."
"Kinda slipped my mind," I murmured feeling sheepish. He chuckled; catching me under the chin gently with the tip of his claw and making me look at him. "Look, little lady. It isn't going to be so bad…Talk to Sam…or Optimus. They know a lot about dying and stuff… I'm not lonely here…Kind of at piece…but I'm in limbo, and I want out but I want back to the rest of the world…because the war still needs me…Can you pass on that message?" I gave a slight nod and he chuckled before nudging me to the side. "Good…oh, and this is going to hurt." He reached over and tapped me hard against the chest and pain shot through me. I lurched from him but he tapped me again just as quickly and he slowly faded away with the rest of the background. JERK. I could still hear his musical laughter. "Remember to tell them." I gasped as my body spardoically lurched upwards.
"GOT HER!" Someone shouted and fingers were checking my pulse as a bright light flicked from eye to eye. "Hey, you in there?"
"Yeah," I said with a scratchy sounding throat. "Can I get some water?"
"In a minute," the voice said as several things happened around me at once. Eventually a water bottle was handed to me open. "Sip that slowly," The voice insisted and I ended up chugging it down regardless. Man, I was thirsty. I slowly focused on my surrounding. I was sitting on the ground and there was a little machine next to me with little paddles. We were still near the TV and game system. I blinked a few times, attempting to focus. "Reaction times are slow but she's improving rather quickly…Alright. I need you to tell me what happened." This was a doctor.
"Um…I think there was the fight or flight reflex and I went with flight but my heart didn't quite catch the memo when I didn't need to do anything," I murmured and was met with an unimpressed face," Dude, I saw a freaking little robot thingy with RED OPTICS…Reminded me of Rumble…" I trailed off and the doctor seemed to understand.
"Alright…now further scares…I don't think your heart can handle that…I don't want to confine you to med-bay but—" He started and I laughed. He gave me a concerned look and I shook my head, clapping a hand over my mouth.
"Sorry, sorry," I murmured and he gave me a quizzical look before turning to Sam.
"She needs to have someone with her at all times," He informed Sam and Mik who promised they'd be with me and do their best to keep me out of bad situations that might accidently upset my heart. I sighed, realizing I seriously had a problem. I didn't get off the ground as the Doctor left and Sam came over to kneel beside me.
"Hey Sam…when you died, did you see anyone?" I asked and his eyebrows knitted in sudden concern before he shrugged slightly.
"The thirteen primes wanted to speak with me," He said with a shrug, then gave me a hand up," I suppose if it were important you'd see someone…Why?" He gave me a quizzical look and I thought about it before deciding to hell with it.
"I keep ending up in this weird place with a field and a large tree and a cliff…and there's this…I don't know. He said his name was Jazz and he loves music," I replied and everything stopped around me.
"He said what?" A robot hissed, stalking over to us. I felt like hiding. This one was scary. He was in a black and white combination like a police car and had bright blue optics. Sam put an arm around me in comfort.
"This is Prowl. He's the second in command here," Sam informed me and gazed up at Prowl," She said she met Jazz when she died…"
"Uh, he's in limbo and wanted to know what was taking so long to get him back here because he said there was a way too," I mumbled and realized more bots were gathering around us. Oh man. This was going to get really awkward really fast.
END NOTE: Omg…the popularity of this story SCARES me sometimes… *grins* especially when I throw Jazz into the mix. Who DOESN'T like Jazz? I mean, come on.
