Transformers Galaxy Force: Thunder Storm

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Chapter 25

Rodimus found Lori resting under the highway halfway between Velios and Skids' home. He was surprised that she had managed to walk this far so quickly. Then again, she did win the last two track meets at their high school. He found a good hiding spot to turn back into Coby, and then walked over to her, asking, "Are you okay?"

She glanced at him and turned away. "What do you think?" she asked back.

Coby sighed, "I think I did something stupid, and that you have every right to be pissed off at me."

"You think?" Lori responded sarcastically. Coby winced. He knew he deserved every word, but it still hurt more that he thought.

"What would you have me do?" he asked.

She stood and turned toward him, her eyes glistening with tears. "Do you love me?"

Coby was slightly taken aback. "Of course I do!"

"Then why did you accept Override's challenge? Why are you racing her?" she demanded.

"I want to find out who hired her, Lori. She shot at me yesterday, I know it. I want to know who wants me captured," he explained.

She turned away as the tears started to flow. "I'm sorry," she said. "It just seems like you wanted to race her because…" She couldn't finish her sentence. She didn't want to, but Coby knew what she was about to say.

"Are you jealous?" he asked.

Her face burned with shame as she nodded, "Ever since you became Rodimus Convoy, I can't shake this feeling that I'm going to loose you. You may be a Terraformer, but I'm still Human. I'll never live as long as you, and I'll grow old and frail long before you. I know it's a stupid thing to be afraid of, but I'm afraid all the same. I'm afraid that you'll find someone else, someone who will share your life span, and leave me."

Coby understood completely. He wrapped his arms around her and said, "I know. I worry about that too, though from a different perspective. I worry that as you grow older quicker, I won't be able to stay. I worry that someone would think I was underage, and that I shouldn't be allowed to be with you, and then take you away from me. I worry that because I don't age as fast, you'll become jealous that I'm still young, or that you'll start to see me as incompetent."

"You know I'd never do that," she said.

He nodded, "I'd do anything to keep us together. Every time during the past two summers when I ran a mission, I always wished that you were there with me. Whenever I was in a dangerous or deadly situation, I was determined to get out of it just to see your face again." She turned around to face him. There were still tears in her eyes, but the pain and sadness were gone, replaced by hope, love, and happiness that he understood why she was scared. "I will never leave you, Lori. I love you," Coby said.

Lori smiled, ignoring her tears, and replied, "I love you too, Coby, and I will never leave you."

She returned his embrace and they kissed. The first was like an apology that they both said and accepted. The second was gentle, yet passionate. The third kiss exploded their emotions. Lori's hands began to wander across Coby's back as she forced her tongue into his mouth. They didn't French kiss often, so it always felt new and exhilarating whenever they did. Coby caressed Lori's spine gently and licked her tongue in response, making her moan in pleasure. Unfortunately, that was a far as they got, as a white, blue, and orange Transformer found them.

"There you are!" Skids exclaimed. "I've been looking all over for you two…oh." Skids noticed far too late that they were kissing and turned bright red as they turned to look at him. "Sorry," the embarrassed Transformer mumbled.

That night, as Coby and Lori unrolled their sleeping bags, Lori's PDA beeped. She answered it, surprised to see Override's face.

"Oh, did I interrupt something," Override asked, referring to Lori's apparel.

Lori laughed, "Of course not!" She was wearing a corset style tank top and her pajama shorts – they used to be pants until she cut them off two thirds of the way up her thighs. "This is what I normally wear to bed, and I am wearing underwear after all."

Override gave her a suspicious look and asked, "Then why is your boyfriend in the background without a shirt on?"

"He's still got his pants on," Lori answered, rolling her eyes. "And before you ask, because people love to ask this since he is my boyfriend: no, we're not sleeping together; no, we've never seen each other naked, though I will admit that there have been a few close calls; and no, we've never had sex, nor are we about to."

"Bulls Eye on all three," Override said, impressed. "You must be getting those questions a lot if you can answer them that well before I ask them."

"Just about every extended family member and classmate ever since we started dating," Lori agreed. "So, what do you want?"

"I need you to pass a message on to Rodimus Convoy," Override answered. "Tell him I want to meet him at the City Track in Blacklight City tomorrow for our next race."

Lori nodded, "I can't guarantee anything, but I'll see what I can do." She signed off and sighed, turning to her boyfriend-who-was-really-her-husband. "So," she asked him, "What are you going to do?"

Coby grinned and turned toward her. "Well, you always did like the city. I'm going. Do you want to come with?"

She grinned, "I'd love too!"

They kissed, but one kiss led to another, and they soon picked up where they left off under the highway. Lori began to rub and massage Coby's back, enjoying the tremors of excitement that rippling through his mussels. Coby outdid himself and put his hands down the back of her shorts, caressing her butt and making her yelp in enjoyment. Luckily, with their tongues in each other's mouths, her yelp was muffled enough that an exhausted Skids in the other room didn't wake up. Both of them enjoyed making out for a few minutes and then broke apart, climbing into their sleeping bags. They whispered good night to each other and fell asleep.

Outside, Speedia's night life came to life. As it did, an orange Speedian Destron named Armbullet began his hunt for the sleeping couple.