Sorry for not updating this in a few days, but I've been really busy with my schoolwork. I hope you like this next chapter and thank you for all of your reviews and comments. I hope you like this next chapter!
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A Few Hours Later…
I awoke to find myself lying down on a berth in the Med Bay. Quietly, I stretched enjoying the sound of the cables popping and I let out a heavy sigh of pleasure.
"Phoenix?" a deep baritone voice called and I turned my head around to find Optimus sitting on a crate a few feet away from the berth. I gave him a weak smile as I pushed myself up into a sitting position without any effort.
"Hi, Optimus. Why am I in the Med Bay?" I asked confusedly and Optimus gave me a concerned look. Suddenly, all of my memories from a while before came rushing back to me and I had to hold my helm in pain. "Ugh, never mind, I remember now," I reassured him and his concerned look turned to one of pure anger. I gulped at the furious look on his face.
"What in the name of Cybertron were you thinking?" Optimus bellowed and the sound of pounding metal feet could be heard from behind the Med Bay door. I flinched at his loud voice and for some reason, vocalizers felt like they were being stabbed with a sword over and over again.
"I'll ask again. What were you thinking?" Optimus demanded angrily and coolant began to fill my optics, but I refused to let them fall.
"I…." I croaked and then the coolant began to pour down my face as my vocalizers felt like they were going to burst. My whole frame began to tremble and I leaned over the right side of the berth away from Optimus as I purged all of the energon out of my stomach.
"Phoenix!" my siblings called as they ran over to me, but at the strong smell of purged energon, they hesitated. I groaned in pain as I laid back down on the berth with more coolant streaming down my optics.
"Ratchet," I called meekly and immediately Ratchet was at my side standing close to Optimus. "I don't feel too good." I whimpered and my body started to convulse with immense pain. I screamed in agony and I clawed at my spark as if the pain came from there.
"Hang in there, Phoenix. It's going to be alright," Ratchet declared, but I kicked and screamed in pain. I roared in pain and then everything went black.
Saturn's P.O.V.
I stood back as I watched twin sister scream in agony, but I panicked as she passed out and stopped moving. Ratchet ran a few scans over and he stared at the screen in utter confusion.
"R-Ratchet, what's wrong?" I stuttered worriedly and Ratchet looked at me with a puzzled and worried expression.
"I-I'm not quite sure. Her systems seem to be fine and in fact it looks like," Ratchet paused as he stared at the screen again. "She's going through a type of physical and mental process." Ratchet finished bewildered.
"So, like, she's going through puberty?" Miko asked curiously and Ratchet looked thoughtful for a moment.
"I think, for once, you're on to something, Miko," Ratchet exclaimed incredulously and Miko scoffed.
"Wait, what do you mean by 'on to something'?" June asked worriedly and he motioned for her to come look at the screen.
"Does this look like any process that you humans undergo? Or any other organism?" Ratchet asked as he lifted her up to the screen. She examined it for a few minutes and slowly nodded her head.
"Actually, it kind of looks like a type of growth and development for an animal," June concluded and then an idea popped into my processor.
"Let me take a look at it. People back home call me an Animal Encyclopedia for a good reason and I might be able to figure out which animal it might be for," Cathy boasted. Ratchet put June down on the ground and picked up Cathy.
"Wait, how're you going to know what the growth and development stages that's appearing on the screen? Aren't you too young to know what those processes are?" Chromia asked concerned and Cathy shook her head.
"Nope, they teach us about puberty in the fifth grade at my school," Cathy explained with a shudder. "It looks like it's the growth and development stages for the Phoenix bird," Cathy concluded with a nod.
"It makes considering she is part Phoenix bird," Comet agreed. Raf began fiddling with his laptop a little bit and he nodded his head in agreement.
"So why was she screaming in pain?" Moon racer asked worriedly and her chest plates opened up to reveal the All Spark levitating out of her onto her lap.
"I'm not…sure," Cathy answered with a shrug of her shoulders. "But, it doesn't look like she'll be waking up anytime soon. She seems to be in her subconscious part of her processor." Cathy explained and we all stared at her.
"What?"
"How do you know that?" Sideswipe asked confusedly and Cathy shrugged her shoulders.
"Just a hunch," Cathy answered nonchalantly. Suddenly, Phoenix burst upright breathing heavily as she clutched the side of her helm with a weak hand.
"Are you okay, Phoenix?" I asked hesitantly and she shook her helm.
"I need some time alone, right now," Phoenix stated bluntly and walked out of the Med Bay as if nothing happened. What just happened?
Cliffhanger! Sorry, but I thought it was the perfect timing for one, since I haven't done one in a while, but don't worry I'll post another chapter eventually. Please review and comment on my story and tell me what you think. Adios! :-)