Living With The Autobots Chapter 4
I wake up, it takes me seconds to realise it's very late at night; I look over to my clock and the numbers 01:45 flash at me. Wow! I slept for a while, since I'm not tired anymore might as well go for a walk and re-acquaint myself with the base. I walk out my door and begin walking down a long corridor; it's hard to believe it's been 9 years since I left for Cybertron. I was young back then, I didn't know anything. However now I do, now I know what kind of evil exist in this universe, an evil I need to protect the earth from. It feels as if I have been walking for about half an hour, a lot has changed. I see a light shining from a room, I look through the door, it's the control room, they must have moved it. I walk in; this room makes me feel really small. I walk over to the four computer monitors, I bring up each side of the earth, I want to make sure those strange transformers don't return. I hear footsteps enter the room; I turn around and came face to face with the transformer I wasn't ready to see yet, Hotshot. I turn back around and I carry on watching the monitors. I hope Hotshot gets the message and leaves. However if I still know him as much as I did, he wasn't going to leave.
"Alicia, can we talk?" nope thought not.
"What do you want hotshot? I'm busy" I reply, not even turning round. I begin a scan of the hemisphere, seeing if there was any sign of the transformer from before. Nope nothing, maybe they are gone, at least for now.
"I was just wondering if we can hangout, and catch up, it's been too long" Hotshot asks. I'm sure I can feel my heart melt; I really don't understand why I'm feeling like this.
"Like I said Hotshot, I'm busy" I reply coldly, I don't mean to be so cold, its just I cant let myself have that kind of bond with someone again, not after loosing my Granma. I put up the video of the fight between us and the new transformers, I watch how they move. That's what I notice something. "That's it"
"What? What is it?" Hotshot asks. I turn to look at him, my hearts melts again. He smiles down at me, he really has changed, and I guess I'm not the only one.
"I know what they're after" at that moment Optimus and Jetfire walk in.
"What's going on? Shouldn't you be in bed Alicia?" Optimus asks me.
"I'm not tired sir, I've figured out what the new transformers want" a slight smirk appears on my face at the intrigued look on their faces "They're after energon"
"Are you sure?" Optimus asks me. I nod, and I turn towards the computer and play the video again, seconds later Hotshot was next to. I look up to his face, he seemed very annoyed.
"How did I miss this?" yep he was annoyed.
"Calm down Hotshot, I almost missed it, so don't worry" I say looking away from him. I turn to look at Optimus, he looks like he's deep in thought "What we going to do sir?"
"Nothing we can do right now, I will talk to Doctor Jones and see what he want to do" I nod, that was a good idea, if anyone can come up with a way to protect our Energon supply it'd be him and my dad. All of a sudden I heard a voice.
"Well, well, well look what the Minicons dragged in" I swiftly turn around with a smile on my face.
"Inferno" I have the biggest smile on my face, I haven't seen Inferno for a while and I have missed him a lot. It was moments like this when I wish it was easier to hug the Transformers.
"How've you been boss" always the joker, a smirk appears on my face.
"I've been good, a lot of training, myself and my rookies" a slight smile appears on my face, sometimes I feel like a proud mother.
"Any caught your eye?" the smile on my face only gets bigger.
"There's one, Ironhide" a smile appears on Infernos face "He's come a long way, and impressed both me and Optimus"
"Yeah, I met the kid when I was last on Cybertron a couple of years back, I saw his potential back then, and he's a great kid. How's he doing these days?" Inferno asks, genuinely interested.
"He's here earth, probably in the training room, releasing some frustration" I reply, a confused look appears on Infernos, I laugh "I partnered him up with Kicker".
Inferno just laughed, "I understand now, I'll go see him" I smile.
"I'll come with you" I walk past Hotshot without even looking at him, I know I'm being horrible but I can't show how I feel, defiantly if I don't know myself. I walk out of the control room with inferno right behind me.
"What was that?" I look at inferno with a confused look on my face "Between you and Hotshot, you two used to be really close, what happened?"
"I've changed, I've grown up. I'm the second in command of the Autobots, and I can't seem to look soft" I have a stern look on my face.
"I suppose, but isn't Ironhide your favourite?" he asks, he's right Ironhide is my favourite rookie, he does have a special place in my heart but so does Hotshot. All the Autobots have their own special place in my heart, but I can never show that, cause then they wont see me as one of their leaders.
"I don't have favourites Inferno, I'm not allowed just like Optimus"
Before I realise it we arrived at the booth that looks into the training area, I walk over to the window. I see Ironhide working on his firing whilst using targets; his shooting has always been his weakness. However he has gotten steadily better, but I am still worried. Inferno stands next to me, I look over to him, and he seems to be studying Ironhide. Moments later a smile appears on his face, "he's changed, he's gotten stronger" he looks at me "I'm impressed, you've done well". I smile back at him, and nod my head in thanks. I look back at Ironhide, he missed yet another shot, and frustrated he punched a wall. Poor Ironhide, he tries so hard, I turn to Inferno.
"I'm going back to bed" I yawn.
"What about Ironhide?" Inferno asks.
"He'll be fine, he's stubborn but he'll calm down, accept my decision and then finally accept Kicker as his partner" at least I hope.
"I think you should worry about Kicker accepting Ironhide as his partner, He's a stubborn kid" Inferno had a point; I hope I've made the right decision.
"We'll just have to see what happens" I yawn again "Goodnight Inferno"
"Goodnight Alicia"
I walk out of the room, and make my way back to my room. As I walk my mind drifts back to Hotshot, what's changed, why do I feel different for him? When I was younger he was my protector, but now it's different, I can't have these feelings, it wouldn't work out. Before I know it I arrive at my room, I walk in and throw myself onto my bed, and I slip into a dreamless sleep or so I thought…
