A/N apologize for the short chapter but i figured I'd do a pretty silly chapter this time after the rather depressing one, involving star trek marathons, a lot of short time gaps in this one.

but to make up for the short chapter I'll be uploading the next one tomorrow :) going back to a more serious tone for the next chapter ;)

Crisscross, Star Trek marathons and Miko has a mental breakdown

I was going through my draws that night when Jack poked his head round and made me jump as i closed my draws. "Ellen relax its just me." Jack said, I stopped clinging to the set of draws, "Are you dusting your little toys again?" jack questioned teasingly.

i whipped my head around, "there are not toys there are for displaying purposes only...and advice." i added innocently.

"Yeah toys." he continued to tease.

"Shh! He'll here you; Spock is very sensitive...secretly." i said hugging my draws. Yeah i have figurines of a sci-fi nature and some other ones too but i have notably two on my person most of the time for good luck or when you're in one of those situations that forces you to think 'what would that person do in that situation'. Dad doesn't like it because he thinks i prefer to take advice from an inanimate object rather than him, sometimes its true heh.

Jack face palmed. "Well I'll be leaving now as its way past curfew again, I'll see ya tomorrow." Jack said turning to leave.

"See ya." I said. I then yawned as i too were ready to turn in but just then i heard a knock on my bedroom wall.

"E-Er Ellen can i come in?" Raf asked hesitantly, peaking his head around the archway. I forgot that Raf was staying over, his house was getting gassed for termites and his family have all been staying with friends or family and naturally Raf wanted to stay here as he can hang with Bumblebee longer, he stood in the door way with his sleeping bag.

"Sure, what's wrong?" i asked.

"Its Bee's room it's so huge, i-i was wondering if i could sleep in here...you know with another person close by." He said sweetly.

"Sure Raf but you don't need that sleeping bag, you're not going camping, I'll get you a mattress, some sheets and lots of blankets." I said smiling at him as i hunted for these items.

Normally my room was off bounds without permission of course, everyone is entitled to personal space but sleepovers are fine. Both me and Raf were already deep in blankets as i lay my hands behind my head looking up at the ceiling, i then noticed Raf eyeing up my ridiculously large bookcase full of different genres of movies and TV series.

"Y-You're into Star Trek?" Raf asked dumbfounded.

I looked to where he was pointing. "Yes, why so surprised?" i then asked.

"I just wouldn't guess you were into sci-fi." Raf said honestly.

"Star trek, Star Wars, Stargate you name it nothing wrong with enjoying those shows." I said.

"Just enjoy them?" Raf said in a surprisingly sneaky tone.

"Okay I'll admit that i can be somewhat of a nerd when arguing with someone at a sci-fi convention, buts it's only over the title of best captain in Star Trek." I admitted.

"Which is?" Raf asked.

"I won't say, not after the last sci-fi convention war...so many broken phasers." I said gravely.

"We should watch all the Star Trek movies while I'm staying here." Raf suggested.

"All of them?" i questioned.

"We'll criticize the 'not as good ones' as we watch them to make it more bearable." Raf said.

"Okay, but i hate having to go through the 'hold your horse's captain' quote." I cringed, then i shuffled into my bed as i sighed looking at the ceiling, i then rolled my eyes in every direction, "H-Hey Raf?" i whispered.

"yeah?"

"you wanna see my Star ship?" i whispered proudly.

It was about midday till me and Raf got to the fourth movie, I'd banished Miko to storage to practice her guitar i hate excess sound when watching TV, of course she didn't go willingly until i told her what we were watching and she insisted she'd go play in the storage room, so after that last movie we took a five minute break as my eyes were getting sore.

Arcee walked casually into the main room with Bumblebee as i got my eyes to focus again. "Do you know if you'll be picking up Jack after work?" i asked her.

"Well...not today anyway." She said hesitantly.

"What happened?" i sighed.

"He's been 'grounded', and his Mom has banned him from riding his 'motorbike' so if she finds me absence from the garage, Jack will be heading for the pit." Arcee explained.

"Argh man. I was gonna take him bungee jumping." I griped, i was serious too.

"Don't humans normally go to the movies or go out as a common activity?" Arcee asked looking at me like she'd never seen a human before.

"Yeah but you never know when Jack may experience the sensation of falling or climbing great heights, I'm just mentally preparing him." I said grinning.

"Nice work coach." She jested.

"That's nothing I'm gonna put Miko in a pit full of spiders." I said excited.

"You're not a big fan of spiders yourself if i re-call." Arcee said with her hands on her hips.

"This is it about her not me." I said before making my way back to the couch. "Well it seems Jack may not be at base for a while, or he will be here but no longer than half an hour."

"We'll see him at school though." Raf said encouraging.

"Yeah but it's not the same, we're all so spaced out at school." I said, then Ratchet activated a groundbridge for Arcee and Bumblebee.

"They going Energon hunting again?" i asked Ratchet.

"In a sense, an Energon mine occupied by decepticon miners." He said.

"Hmm, Raf hit the play button." I said as i grabbed the Oreos, as it played the usual trailers i thought to ask Raf something, "Hey Raf, you got a fear?"

"A-A fear?" he said slightly stuttering, "you know i've never thought of it, but i guess Decepticons."

i raised an intrigued eyebrow as i picked up an oreo, "anyone's in particular?" i continued.

"W-Well, from an image he's pretty scary but when you see him rise from a med table to his full height..." he started.

"Ah, Megatron." i confirmed. "he is pretty big, but its probably what he's capable of that makes him so 'frightening'"

"got any frightening Decepticons on your list?" he asked.

"Well, as much as a beast Megatron is, I'm more concerned about the silent type, notably Soundwave, i mean dude ain't got know face for a start and makes no sound at all, you-you know what he reminds of Slender man, its just the silent types u-urgh, they creep me out." i shuddered.

"theirs another thing I'm scared of." he said.

"oh yeah?"

"Vince." he confirmed shuddering himself.

i laughed, "second to Megatron i can believe that heh."

"I was dreading this one." I cringed as i started to shake and sweat uncontrollably.

Raf took a hold of my hand to stop me shaking, "Ellen, it's okay we'll get through this." He said reassuringly.

I nodded to him as i went over to the blu-ray player and took out a disc titled Star Trek V: the final frontier. I dropped the disc a few times as i was that nervous, "I can't do it Raf! Go on without me! I'll only drag you down!" i said in my normal melodramatic tone as i fell to the floor face down.

Raf then took the disc from my hands and put it in the player. "We'll get through this." Raf said playing along.

"Okay, but if i start losing a grip on reality you have to be the one to put me down." I said dragging myself off the floor.

Then the comm link opened "Ratchet i need a bridge." Arcee called. Sure enough the bridge was opened and Arcee came running in. "i need you to groundbridge me to Jacks house." She said.

"Why?" Ratchet questioned.

"Just do it!" she yelled. Ratchet did just that questioning Arcee no more as she was genuinely serious.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! What's wrong? Is jack okay?" i asked frantically, Arcee didn't answer simply sped off in her vehicle form without a word. "Don't tell me, the Decepticons have found him...or are already at his house!?" i thought holding my head. "Ratchet can you bring up jacks location on screen?" I asked.

He did just that, to found out the situation as well. "i wonder myself, though i have been monitoring your homes regularly they have been no signs of Deceptions even at a distance, i had already checked Jacks home this morning."

"Wait you've been watching our homes?" Raf asked.

"A precaution." he stated as we just stared at him, he sighed, "orders from Optimus." he added rubbing his helm.

i lent into Raf, "Just think Raf, while your sleeping Ratchets watching your home from above." i said eerily to him.

Ratchet shook his head as he groaned, "P-lease, don't be so vulgar." he said as he brought up Jacks house from a birds eye view, well Jacks location flashed on screen, and Arcee's, But they weren't moving very fast, in fact Arcee wasn't moving at all.

"What's going on?" i yelled in confusion.

"Well not what she implied was wrong anyway." Ratchet said sounding slightly relieved may i add.

"Seriously?!" i yelled at Arcee. "You come in obviously panicking don't tell us what's wrong and the dire situation was that Jacks Mom was coming home to make him lunch'?"

"It was a crisis in its own sense." Arcee sighed wearily.

I then flopped onto the floor holding my chest. "now I'm definitely sure i've cut my life in half from all those chest pains I'm getting." i said hoarsely.

"don't make promises that you can't keep." Arcee jested.

"ooh dark." i said as i dragged myself from the floor "I'm going to bed." I said tiredly.

"Have you guys finished your little nerd marathon yet?" Miko asked.

"If you mean the Star Trek marathon yes." I said.

"Good i don't think i could take anymore." Miko said brushing a hand over her forehead.

"Now! Onto Lord of the Rings!" i announced.

Raf cheered and Miko just died on the floor. "Are you kidding me?"

"Let me guess." i sighed, "you don't like Lord of the Rings." Miko just gasped for air on the floor.

"Well to each their own." I said grinning.

In the main room me, Raf and Miko were talking to Bulkhead and Bumblebee about, what else...movies, well because i don't think Miko's ever watched one from the list i was breaking out.

"Point break?" i said to her.

"Nope." She replied.

"Die hard?" i said again.

"Nope" she said again eyes closed.

"Bad boys 2?" i said in final hope.

"Nope." Came her reply.

"You've never seen Bad Boys two?" i said bewildered as i placed a palm on my forehead. "t-there is n-no god." i said hopelessly, "Okay, okay what about the Terminator films?"

"No." she said wearily.

"what about the classics, you ever seen Its A Wonderful Life?"

"No."

"Citizen Cane?"

"No."

"Ghostbusters? Back to the Future? Forrest Gump? Lethal Weapon?!" i begged.

"No, No, No and No." she continued and she seemed to love how desperate i was.

"oh come on! have you seen any Disney films?" i asked.

"Well of course." she said.

i sighed relieved, "Thank Primus and God there is hope." i said.

"i've seen them." Bee spoke up.

i flailed my arms in his direction, "you see? you see? even Bee's seen them, i weep for humanity right now i really do." i said pinching the bridge of my nose.

"only because you've probably made him watch them." Miko said.

My eyes darted left and right, "Erm, no i haven't?" i shrugged.

Just then we heard the distinct sound of a motorcycle instead of Arcee's normal speed into the base she was going surprisingly slow as it took forever for her to get here. As she finally came into base Jack was the normal passenger and Jacks Mom was sitting behind him...wait...what?"

Me, Raf and Miko were naturally surprised but the bots didn't seem confused or anything. "Nobody tells us anything." I griped. June's mouth hung open as she gazed at the titans before her...even more so when Dad made his entrance.

"Mom, meet my science fiction club." Jack introduced, June did an awkward smile before doing a small wave at them.

i nudged Miko in the side, "See? We're the science fiction club, and your apart of it." i jested.

As June was getting herself more acquainted with the bots... (A bit too much for my liking when she got a bit too acquainted with Dad), Jack was venting some of his stress to me.

"I tell you Ellen i was so scared for my Mom then...i felt, powerless you know? I couldn't do anything to stop Arachnid from doing what she was going to do to my Mom, if Arcee hadn't come in at that point...i-i don't want to even think about it." Jack said. He then put an arm on my shoulder. "I can really relate with how frightened you were for your Mom...but that's all i can share." He said sadly.

i sighed, "Jack its best we don't think about what could have happened, your Moms safe and alive and I'm glad for you." I said. "But this change will need a bit of time getting used to." I said motioning to his Mom who was leaning over the railing talking to Dad very closely to his face. "I really didn't need to see that." I said grossed out.

"E-Er, A-Anything interesting been happening at base?" Jack asked trying to avoid his Mom's embarrassing behavior.

"Nah, not really just watching movies really and winding up Miko." I said. "Which reminds me." I said jumping into action. "Hey Miko." I then said popping up to her face.

"No! No! No! No more Star Trek, no more trivial facts, no more nerding out, its gotta stoppppp!" Miko said going into meltdown.

"Miko, relax, it's not Star Trek, it's not a fact, nor am i 'nerding out'." I said, really I'd call it more 'appreciation for the futuristic arts'.

Miko didn't want to let her guard down i could tell, but she did. "y-you mean you actually want a normal conversation?" she said hopeful with a smile on her face of utter relief.

I then walked up to her in a serious manner. "Well, i only want to say this and listen well." I said putting my face very close to hers.

"O-Okay" she said slightly nervous.

"Look to my coming, at the first light of the fifth day, at dawn...look to the east." I said.

Miko's face went red as she wielded her guitar, "shut upppp!" she yelled as i fled from her swatting guitar.

A/N Next chapter Ellen finally lets out some tears...tears that count by her standards...which means "a single tear doesn't count nor do tears forming but no falling."

anyway Optimus and Ellen encounter M.E.C.H

Yeah and Ellen is a bit of a sci-fi nut as well as a few other things but i enjoy it sure, but i made Ellen more 'Hardcore' lol but she makes slightly references from time to time ;)