Chapter 29: Reveal

I am really happy that you guys are still here~! What would I do without you? *thinks* Well, firstly, this story would die... *grins* Don't you all agree?

That night after the younglings had leaked their optics out from the sweetest thing they had heard from their newly entitled caretaker, Shein and the cassettes stayed with Soundwave, sleeping in his arms while the said mech's optics were still trained on them. His processor was showing erratic signs of over thinking and other things that were related to the incident earlier and the odd behavior Gould was in since the organic had seen Shein again.

Gould's thoughts, cognitive and rational processing was slowly diminishing every single human hour that passes. His thoughts of exterminating what he perceives as the reason for his demise was over-taking now, leading to him becoming suicidal and more upfront in showing his intention when he sees the femme.

One thing that he wouldn't let happen again was for them to lose her again. Even with the upgrades that Shockwave was doing on her, she is still currently vulnerable until her whole reprogramming can fully integrate with her form.

You ask what was really happening to Shein for a long time now? This is how it goes…

Since the subject of human vulnerability had come up to the Decepticon faction members, they had started wondering about their resident human femme. They had learned how truly fragile she is and along with that was finding what her worth was to them. There was an alarm raised about this and they all came to discuss it.

The Cybertronian equivalent of her life span was just a vorn to them, not even as long as a sparkling frame's life. The thought of it had saddened them greatly. The femme would be nothing in just a few more orns, joors, cycles of their life. They truly know the loss would be devastating on their part.

But then, out of nowhere, Shockwave entered and proposed an experimentation that would be done on her. They had all disagreed and wouldn't want to risk ever cutting off her life as short as it was already, but their Lord did not. His decision was absolute so when the femme was taken again and again to spend time with the crazy scientist, they don't really know what was going on.

The only ones that had known what Shockwave was doing were the heads of the faction. Soundwave, Starscream, Hook, Barricade and the Lord had the knowledge.

Shockwave hadn't had to ask permission for what he did because that agreement had been already arranged since his first meeting with the femme. The only down side of this new project was that he would break his promise between them, that he would keep her the way she was… a human.

The nanocides that he had created were slowly given to her in dozes as it multiplies and replaces her whole human systems. He admits that it would be a really painful process but he had made it clear to them that sacrifices should be made to produce the greatest result. It is also a slow integration since it was still at the critical part of the process, integration with the main system –the nervous system.

You already notice her potential in learning about their language, their philosophy, anthropology and other sides… She was able to do it because of that. Her brain is now thriving with those nanocides and they were slowly replacing its function.

Once the nervous system is completely captive, it would be easier to give her more dozes of the nanocides to keep working on her. She had to drink energon because that helps those things to keep going but since her digestive system was still fully functional, she still needs to eat.

Her appearance wouldn't really change… not until Shockwave and Hook transfer her consciousness to a Cybertronian frame at least. Don't mistake this experiment as one like what Shockwave had done with his Lord's countless off-lining. His Lord has a spark but the femme wouldn't have that. In human terms, she would be an Artificial Intelligence but to them she would be a conscious drone that lives in par with them.

They were not aiming for control over her or to use her to their advantage… but it was merely to ease their sparks of the pending corruption they would face when she perishes. Shockwave had told Soundwave about it… The femme might not be able to form bonds through spark connection but there sure was one connecting every single one of them to one another because of her.

In the end, this transformation is up to her to reject or not. She would have to pull through the pain or give up. But they were all certain that she wouldn't do the last. It was just the type of person she was.

Coming back to Soundwave's dilemma, he was thinking of ways how to terminate the flesh bag without endangering the mission he has. He isn't supposed to kill the puny insect till the mission is finished but he was proving to be a danger for their femme.

As Shein had said, jealousy is really a nasty thing for a human. But in this type of thing, he could only do was to separate the two. It would be better for her to just stay in the ship and as the faction settles this mission. Everything was slowly coming to them and they don't want to risk this last chance.

He decided by tomorrow that he was going to send her back and that she was to be kept guard by Frenzy. He was the only available for the time being but he has faith in the little one that he would perform his task.

He had transformed to his alt mode in a blink as Shein and the younglings still slept soundly in his interior. Just that night, he let himself relax and drift off into a happy and contented sleep, something that he hadn't had since the war ruined his life on a regular basis.

The next day was the time for Shein to realize that she hadn't given a notice to the Lord for her disappearance. She burst out of her sleep when he came to realize that her dream was not real and that she was still at Gould's residence. She pushed the door open as the younglings came the second she shot her eyes open and began to panic.

"Oh no…" She bit her lip and started fixing herself up. She went to a corner where her necessary things were at and rummaged through the whole thing like there was something was chasing her.

"What is wrong with caretaker?" A groggy voice from the back of the seat that he had fallen into came.

"I don't know. She suddenly shot up." Another voice said, still lazy to even get up from his comfortable position on the dash board.

"I think she is leaving…" The fully awake and alert voice of Buzzsaw said. It took a few seconds for the other two to decode that but when their processors were working in 100, they also shot up from their position and jumped out of their creator in order to tackle the femme who was still rummaging through her drawers.

"Caretaker! Don't leave us! You can take it back! We will call you Shein again! Just don't please leave!"Lazerbeak tackled her but was amazed that she was still able to move with his weight on her.

She doesn't seem to notice them though as she kept on plunging into her stack of clothes but when they all keened at the same time, not only did she stopped and rush to their aid but Soundwave was also up and was already looming protectively over them.

Shein was shocked at first at seeing his faceplates without his visor on. He caught her stare and raised an optic ridge at her. She did the same but then the mech seemed to get out of his still hazy processor that he remembered that he still hadn't placed on his visor. He shrugged and she smiled as her head shook before both of them turned to the younglings. Ever since yesterday, they couldn't even be more surprised at how they turned into sparklings when she agreed to be their caretaker.

"Don't leave us, caretaker!" The younglings pleaded as they said too many promises and 'will nots' to her. She couldn't be more amused with the sight.

"Yes, yes, please calm down… Where did you all get that idea that I will leave?" She said with an amused tone as her hand was still trying to feel for the phone she thinks was there.

The two younglings pointed at Buzzsaw who looks quite embarrassed of his predicament.

"Now, he didn't mean it. I am not leaving." Shein assured but the two wouldn't let go.

"But what is with all that rummaging you were doing in your drawers?" Frenzy asked.

"I was looking for my communicator. I know that I had left it here somewhere… You know that device that I have in order to disappear mysteriously from the Cybertronian senses?" The younglings nodded.

"Why do you need it, caretaker?" They asked as they went to help look for it.

"Well, I need it to contact the base and tell Barricade and Lord Megatron that I am still here. They might think that I am running away again when I have clearly given up on that since the Lord came back." She said with a smile.

"Oh… you won't have to do that, caretaker. Creator already did it for you." She turned to Soundwave who nodded and replayed the conversation he had with the Lord making her smile and sigh in relief.

"Good, there is no rescue party or any retrieval going on…" She said and didn't notice how the others had tensed up or turned dark in mood.

This pot shot of emotions made Shein dizzy all of a sudden as she couldn't help notice how she could feel so clearly and be able to determine what mood or expression her family was in considering that they were Cybertronians that uses EMP waves to convey to others what they feel at certain times.

She was happy that it had come easy for her but the logical side of her kept saying that this shouldn't even be possible; that there must be something wrong with her to have been able to do it. Her senses weren't this sharp before.

She cannot see as clear and precise when the distance measures up to 4 blocks. She also cannot hear as loudly and as clearly when it comes to distant whispers and low decibel sounds that humans can't hear. Just thinking about her situation was making her crazy in wondering but the younglings helped her –even though unknowingly- to get out of her thoughts.

"No, Frenzy… We won't mess with Gould today…" She told the youngling in front of her. What is with them and the habit of making the man miserable?

"Shein: Preparation: 4 hours. Going back home is decided." Soundwave informed as he turned back into his alt form. Shein smiled as the sparklings whined.

"Now, common… I could always visit again next time, now do good till I am gone and listen to your creator! I need to fix this first…" Shein hummed and didn't really know what was coming for her when she comes back.

I think there had been too much fluff with the younglings and this couple... It is now time to break them apart. And PS, I really don't know if there is really a nanocide in the the TF verses but please bear with me that I think of it as some kind of robiotic medicine that can transform a human into a robot. *grins* You all get what I mean?

I do not own TF. See you in a week!