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Chapter 47: Little Wonders
"Our races united by history long forgotten and future we shall face together.
I am Optimus Prime and I send this message, so our past will always be remembered, for in those memories we live on."
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It was a quiet ride back to Diego Garcia. Everyone was fast asleep; even some of the Autobots fell into recharge as well. Who can blame them? We all have been through a tough day. The thing we all need was a good night sleep. Sadly, I wasn't asleep like everyone else. I was currently reading a book about The Human Brain that I brought back from Germany. My clip on pocket light sway left and right while I read. It was giving me a slight headache, but it was between getting bored to sleep or read to sleep and I prefer the second choice.
I glanced over to my right to check on Samuel and Mikaela. They were asleep. A smile appeared on my lips, Mikaeala was using Samuel's shoulder as a pillow and Samuel was using Mikaela's head as a pillow. It was such a sweet moment—
"Zzzz-zzz-zzz-hngGGggh-Ppbhww-mcap-mcap-zzzzz… More maple syrup for my pancakes mommy… zzzzz"
—and now it's not such a sweet moment. I hold the urge to laugh as I saw Sam scowled and slapped Leo with his free hand, since his left hand was holding Mikaela's hand. The Witwicky boy does that while he was sleeping. Way to ruin their moment Leo.
I felt sudden weight on my left shoulder. I turn my attention to my left and raised an eyebrow as Dad has his head resting on my left shoulder and Robert resting his head on Dad's left shoulder, this continue for somewhere seven to nine soldiers. I'll admit. This is getting quite heavy for me to hold, but it must have been a funny thing to see when you're not the one who's being leaning on by a few military men.
The cargo plane shook a bit too rough and a few of us jumped a little. Good thing that we all have out seatbelt buckled. I gave a deep sigh of annoyance. I was writing a summary about the book and stopped at the word 'neu' when the plane shook. 'Neu' was supposed to be 'neuron', but it was now 'neu' with scribbles. I placed my black pen down and took my glasses off. The headache was getting into me now. I pinched the bridge of my nose and placed my glasses back on.
Just a few hours ago, we were all on an aircraft carrier, and then the cargo planes landed to pick us up. We all boarded the cargo planes, except for Breakaway. The Autobot seeker could just fly back to base anytime he wants. I thought that riding in a cargo plane would make my seasick go away, but then again, it only makes it worse. It's a good thing that Ratchet is in recharge and both Jolt and Moonracer are in a different cargo plane. Otherwise, the CMO would sedate me.
"Having trouble recharging?" I jumped a little at the sudden question.
A sigh of relief escaped my lips. Thank goodness that it's Optimus. I was afraid that it was Ratchet…
I gave a short laugh. "It seems that you're also having trouble recharging, Optimus." I said as I closed my books and shoved them back into my backpack. The Peterbilt vibrated a little as a quiet chuckle was heard. "Is there something bothering your processor?" I whispered.
The Peterbilt hissed out air from his grill. "Actually, there is a lot." He admitted. I lifted my head up a little, listening closely to what Optimus would say. "With the Fallen offline and the remaining Decepticons are nowhere to be found, I am actually afraid what they might plan next. They are unpredictable." He suddenly paused. I furrowed my eyebrows down, worried that my question broke his spark. "I am sorry… I did not mean to voice my thoughts…" He apologized.
I raised an eyebrow up at Optimus' apology. "What are you apologizing for, Optimus? I really don't mind hearing your thoughts. It's better to let your thoughts out then keeping them in, right?" I smiled a little and pushed my glasses back up.
His alt-mode vibrated once more, "I guess you are correct." There was a moment of silence between our conversations. It's been awhile since I have a private talk with Optimus. We normally talked about the human cultures, but never his personal thoughts. "A penny for your thoughts?" he asked.
I smiled, "You just took that from the internet, right?"
My question was answered with a chuckle.
"A lot too actually…" I answered. My smiled was replaced with a small frown as I stared down at the floor of the cargo plane. "Can I ask you something, Optimus?" I lifted my head up to stare at the scratched up Peterbilt.
"Anything you want to ask, youngling." Optimus replied.
I took a deep breath, "Have you heard news from my parents?" I asked.
"I am sorry… but I have not heard news from your creators." Optimus answered sadly. I sighed heavily; worried that something bad might have happened to my old parents. "The last time I have seen them is when they transferred your sibling to Tranquility Prison. It is about a year ago, a few months after you left for your studies in Germany." He continued.
A disappointed smile appeared on my lips. I missed Emily's eighteenth birthday.
"You seem to be disappointed." Optimus concluded, his alt-mode moving a little forward. He's obviously concerned about me, but why does he has to be concerned? It's not his fault that I'm disappointed. It was my fault for leaving early. "Have I done something wrong to make you upset?" he asked.
"No, no, you didn't. It's not that, Optimus… It's nothing." I took my glasses off and placed it down on my lap. "It's nothing to be concerned of, Optimus." I said with a fake smile, convincing him that I'm fine.
"You do know that I have a lie detector, right?" Optimus deadpanned. I gave a low whistle. Never thought the Prime would use that old trick. There's only three Autobots I know that has lie detectors. One is defiantly Prowl, second is Barricade, and third… I guess that place goes to Soundwave. "You are thinking of I would lie about having a lie detector, am I correct?" Wow, Optimus has mind reading skills.
I glanced over to Dad and shifted a little, so that he would sleep in the right position on my shoulder. "Kind of… Okay, yes, you're correct. I thought that only Prowl, Barricade, and Soundwave have lie detectors. I didn't expect you to have one as well…" I gave a nervous laugh.
Optimus chuckled, "All of my comrades, including myself, have lie detectors, Jen. Not just the Interrogators."
I nodded, "I see… if you must know what I'm thinking of…" I trailed off and heard Leo snorted in his sleep. I hold back another laugh and it seems that Optimus was doing the same. "O-Okay… Well, I was kind of disappointed that I missed Emily's eighteenth birthday. You see when we were little… she said she couldn't wait for her eighteenth birthday. She said that that birthday must be special. She even has it all planned out when she was ten. But now, she has to spend her birthday in the juvenile hall. I feel really bad for her… and guilty. " I sighed as I tucked the loose strands of my hair behind my ear.
"You should not feel guilty for your sibling, Jen." Optimus said, gaining attention from me. I stared at him with a sad look. He must have seen it because the Peterbilt hissed out air. "It was not your fault she got in that human brig. You did not do anything wrong. You do not have to feel guilty, youngling." He said wisely.
I smiled. Optimus always have the words to make me cry, but in a good way of course. I wiped my tears away with my sleeve carefully, trying not to shift too much.
"You are leaking…" Optimus said worriedly.
I grinned and placed my glasses back on. "It's nothing…" I defended. Optimus was probably about to brought up the 'I have a lie detector' argument, but I butted in first. "Thank you, Optimus." I thanked.
Optimus chuckled, "You are welcome, Jen."
I smiled at the Peterbilt and my smile disappeared into a confused frown. "Can I ask you one more question, Optimus?" I asked.
"Of course,"
"Do you know that Sideswipe and Sunstreaker have feelings for Bumblebee?"
The Peterbilt made some noises, like he was somehow choking, and then he laughed as quietly as he could, not wanting to wake the others up.
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Sarah Lennox has waited for the pass week for her husband and adoptive daughter to return back home. The two haven't visited, called, or texted about their condition and that worries her. She has watched the news about the attack at Sam's college and the attack at Egypt, causing a lot of damage at both locations. She could only hold her breath and cried silently while her young daughter sits on her lap, staring up to her with confusion while watching the news. Every day, every single day, she prayed for the safety of her husband, her adoptive daughter, and everyone else for hours. She just wanted the one she loves to return safe and sound.
Annabelle's giggles were heard from the kitchen, making Sarah frown a little. She knew that she couldn't tell her daughter what really happened to her father and sister. Her little angel would be heartbroken and depressed all the time. Instead, Sarah told her daughter: 'Ironhide, Daddy, and big sis are on a business trip, they'll come back soon.' she said with a fake smile, convincing her daughter that it'll be alright.
Sarah felt a light tug on her apron. She stopped washing the dishes and stared down at her daughter.
"Mommy? When will Ionhide, Daddy, and big sis come home?" Annabelle asked, hugging the teddy bear Jen gave her two years ago.
Sarah wiped her hands on her apron and bents down to hug her daughter. "Mommy doesn't know, sweetheart… But Mommy is sure that Ironhide, Daddy, and big sis will come home soon." She said and broke the hug as she smiles at Annabelle. "Now go on and play with Mr. Cuddles, Mommy has to do the dishes." She kissed Annabelle's forehead and stood back up.
Annabelle tilted her head to the side and stared up at her Mommy. A pout was seen on the tiny Lennox's lips. Quietly, she went back into the living room and sat on the large couch. The TV was on, showing Barney and Friends, her favorite show, but that doesn't matter anymore. She didn't watch the show with happiness, like she used too. Now, she just stares at the walking, talking, non-blinking purple dinosaur. She hugged Mr. Cuddles close to her chest and broke the hug to stare at Mr. Cuddles.
"Mommy sad, Mr. Cuddles… When Mommy sad, Anna sad too…" Annabelle sniffled quietly, trying not to get attention from her Mommy. "When will Daddy, Ionhide, and big sis come back? Do Mr. Cuddles know?" She asked the smiling teddy bear.
Tears spilled from Annabelle's blue eyes, "Anna' miss Daddy… Anna miss Ionhide… Anna' miss big sis…" She cried into the teddy bear's tummy. "Make Daddy, Ionhide, and big sis come back, Mr. Cuddles… Mommy and Anna miss them very much…" She wished with tears.
Suddenly, a door being shut was heard. Annabelle perked her head up from Mr. Cuddles and stared out to the window. Her blue eyes saw a familiar black truck parked in front of the house. She slowly slides down the couch and put Mr. Cuddles on a sitting position before she left. She walked towards the white wooden door. Her small hand reached up towards the high door handle. She has to tiptoe up to reach the handle. The door slowly opened and Annabelle's eyes widened in happiness.
"DADDY!" Annabelle squealed happily as she ran off to her Dad, not caring if she isn't wearing any shoes.
Will let out a wide grin as he crouched down to embrace his youngest daughter. Annabelle wrapped her tiny arms around Will's neck as he stood up spinning his youngest daughter around, giving a tight embrace. He kissed Annabelle's cheek to show how he missed his daughter very much. He carried Annabelle on his hip and Annabelle giggled happily as she kissed her Daddy back on the cheek.
"Anna miss Daddy much! Mommy miss Daddy too! Mr. Cuddles also miss Daddy!" Annabelle shouted happily. She glanced around curiously looking for her big sister and Ironhide's holoform. They didn't step out of the black truck. "Daddy? Where's Ionhide and big sis? Anna miss them so much!" she questioned.
"Big sis is here," Jen answered with a smile as she steps out from the Topkick. Ironhide appeared right behind her, arms crossed and smiling towards Annabelle. They wanted to surprise Sarah and Annabelle, but judging the look of Sarah's face, that wasn't really a bright idea to do it.
"Big sis! Ionhide!" Annabelle squirmed in Will's arms, trying to get back to the ground. Will gave a short laugh before letting Annabelle down, so he can have a moment with his wife. Suddenly, Jen stumbled back a little, but regained her balance as Annabelle jumped up to her arms without any warning. Jen shifted to get into the right position before smiling at Annabelle. "Anna miss Big sis and Ionhide so much! Mr. Cuddles grant wishes! He Genie!" She exclaimed.
"Mr. Cuddles? The human bear toy you like to play with?" Ironhide chuckled.
"Uh-huh!" Annabelle chirped and rested her head on Jen's shoulder, wrapping her arms around her neck. The little three year old was just too happy to see her Daddy, her big sister, and her truck to come back home, even Mommy is really happy.
"Have you been a good girl when Daddy, big sis, and Ironhide are away?" Jen asked as she saw Will embraced Sarah into a hug.
"Yup! Anna' been good to Mommy!" Annabelle giggled as she saw her parents hugging each other.
"That's good," Jen smiled.
Annabelle turned her attention back to Ironhide and Jen. "Where Daddy, Big sis and Ionhide been? Mommy said Daddy, Big sis, and Ionhide on bubiness trip." She asked, tilting her head to the side.
"Uh…" Jen turned to Ironhide with a nervous look.
"Yes… We have been in a business trip, overseas," Ironhide stated. He turned his attention to a purple motorcycle, smiling at it before turning back to Annabelle. "Sparkling, you do remember my… wife, Chromia, right?"
Annabelle nodded, "Uh-huh! She's pretty…" She giggled as Jen nodded in agreement.
"Well… Chromia is going to be our Guardian too, along with Ironhide." Jen explained as Chromia's holoform appeared, smiling at Annabelle. The female Autobot shook Annabelle's tiny hands and Annabelle smiled happily. "You know what this means right, Annabelle?" She asked.
"Uh-huh!" Annabelle nodded her head. "Uncle Ionhide and Auntie 'Mia!" She cheered happily.
Ironhide and Chromia gave a full-hearted laugh as Jen chuckled.
Meanwhile, Will and Sarah were observing the scene. The reunited couple smiled at their daughter's excitement for the new family member, Chromia.
"What took you so long?" Sarah asked.
Will laughed nervously as he rubbed the back of his neck, "Well… Director Galloway kept us at base for a week. You know… for lecturing, yelling, and accusing me for pushing him off of a plane, I didn't really push him." He said the last part rather quickly.
Sarah sighed, "I'm going to teach that Director a lesson for keeping my family away from me." She raised her fist and slightly growled.
"Hold on there, sweetheart," Will stopped his wife. "That doesn't really matter now. Director Galloway won't be bothering us for awhile." He smirked, earning a confused look from Sarah. "Let's just say he got his hands full with Egypt's President." He finished and kissed Sarah on the lips.
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"More tea, Ms. Sammy?" Mikaela snickered at Sam's nickname.
Sam glared at his girlfriend before answering to Annabelle. "Yes, Ms. Sammy would like some more tea." He placed his tea cup forward, so Annabelle could pour fake tea into his cup. "Do you want more cookies, Anna'?" Sam asked back.
"Mommy said no cookies before lunch." Annabelle wiggled her finger at Sam.
Mikaela and Jen snickered. "Yeah, Sam… Listen to the kid. No cookies before lunch." Mikaela laughed.
Sam face palmed. He had agreed to play tea party with Annabelle since her Barbie doll 'ran away'. It didn't actually run away. It was the cassettes' fault, Wheelie, Rumble, and Brains to be exact. They blasted Barbie off to the sky and sadly, it never came down. Bringing the cassettes all at once isn't such a good idea, especially having all of the three of them. Bringing Ravage and Laserbeak are okay, they love Annabelle's company and she loves their company too.
The Witwicky was staying over at the Lennox's residence until his house was fixed. Mikaela was about to offer Sam to stay at her house, but her dad refused to let his baby girl invite some boy to a sleepover. Staying over at the Autobots is a good idea, but with Director Galloway visiting every day? Not a chance. So, Will offered his home for Sam to stay. Judy and Ron have already left to continue their tour at Paris and Sam took the offer. That way, Bumblebee can talk to Ironhide or Chromia.
"No cookies before lunch, Savage!" Annabelle scolded at the black panther, who whined in reply.
"It's Ravage, Annabelle… Not Savage…" Jen corrected as she patted the panther's head. Ravage's undercover form was a black panther and it surprises Sarah, she almost smacked him with a broom. "Don't worry Ravage… She'll get your name right when she's older." Jen said, reassuring the panther.
Jen leaned back to the couch as Mikaela did the same, changing the channel to the right show. The black haired girl groaned and stopped on one show about plants. She turned to her blonde friend, who was reading a book, again.
"Hey… So, how's it going between you, the twins, and Bee?" Mikaela whispered with a smirk.
Jen lowered her book and cleared her throat. "A bit awkward actually… the three of them have been acting really strange towards me." She answered.
"How strange?" Mikaela asked.
"Well… Sideswipe gave me roses, but I'm pretty sure those roses are from Judy's bushes, Sunstreaker have been explaining everything was a misunderstanding, and Bumblebee kept on playing sad and apologetic songs. Then, the three started sparring at each other. Yup… they've been acting strange…" Jen answered, tapping her chin.
Mikaela giggled. "Jen, don't you see? They're trying to impress you! That's so adorable…" She cooed and sighed dreamily.
"Uh… right…" Jen trailed off as she wiped her glasses with her t-shirt. "I'm not impressed at all, seeing as the three were beaten up because of the sparring and seeing Ratchet smacked their helms one by one for sparring too roughly, was just hurtful…" She sighed, pushing her glasses up.
"Awww… I'm feeling that you have feelings for them." Mikaela winked as she nudges Jen on her upper arm.
"Whatever you say, Ms. Potts," Jen said, getting back to her reading. Mikaela glared at Jen as she called her 'tea party nickname'. Annabelle called Mikaela 'Ms. Potts' because she said Mikaela somehow as nice as the real Ms. Potts from The Beauty and The Beast.
"Oh Jen? Can you please buy some eggs and milk? We ran out." Sarah said from the kitchen.
"You got it Mom," Jen said, standing up and placing her book down. Ravage tilted his head as the pink hat on his head almost falls off. "Don't worry Ravage. I'll be back in just thirty minutes. You don't need to contact any other Autobots." Her phone vibrated, signaling a text message was send to her.
-I shall come with you. Ironhide and Chromia along with Bumblebee and Soundwave are back at Diego Garcia. It will take them two hours to arrive here.- Ravage.
Jen smiled at her phone. "Thank you, Ravage, but no thank you. I can go there on my own and besides… People would be shock to see a black panther entering the market." She giggled as Ravage nodded.
"Hold on, I'll go with you." Mikaela said, standing up to get her purse.
"No, no, no," Jen quickly stopped her friend. "You're our guest. I'll never let the guest do all the work." She smiled.
Mikaela nodded, "Okay… Be back soon!" She called out.
Jen gave an 'ok' sign before closing the door.
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Fifteen minutes later, Jen came out from the crowded market, and she took a deep sigh of relief. The line at the cashier was long and it was all because an old lady can't find her coupon. It took her fifteen minutes to get checked out for two items. Outside the market, a Lamborghini caught her eyes. It wasn't how rare it was to see a sports car at Tranquility. She can see fancy sports car back at base all day if she wants. It was the color of the Lamborghini that caught her eyes.
'Huh… Kind of looks like Yvonne's.' Jen shook her head. It's impossible to see her friend from Germany. She's with her family, spending the holiday in Hawaii. The blonde walk closer to the pink colored Lamborghini. She ran her fingers through the smooth sparkly paintjob and stopped at the Lamborghini's logo supposed to be at the sides. She crouched down to take a better look at the logo. It was a bird-face logo. 'Oh boy… It's a Decepticon!' she screamed in her mind, backing away from the pink Lamborghini.
But seriously, what kind of Decepticon paints him or herself pink?
Jen slowly reached for her cell phone in her jacket's pocket. She carefully searched for 'Optimus' in her contact list while glancing up and down from her phone to the pink Lamborghini. The plan to run after the pink Lamborghini transform was inside her mind. She pressed her cell phone against her ear, hearing the dial tone.
"Jen? Is that you?" A German-ish accent asked behind Jen, making her jumped a little in surprise.
"Hello? Jen? What is the matter? Are you—," Optimus was cut off when Jen hung up on him, closing her cell phone as she turned around.
"Yvonne? What are you doing here?" Jen asked, taking a sigh of relief.
Yvonne sipped her Starbucks coffee and smiled at her friend. "Well… I'm here to see you of course!" She chirped happily, pulling Jen into a friendly hug. "What are you doing here? I was about to visit your house." She asked with a sweet smile.
"I… uh… came here to buy my Mom some eggs and milk." Jen answered truthfully, scratching the back of her head nervously.
"That's so sweet!" Yvonne grinned, opening the driver's door. "C'mon, hop in. I'll drive you to your house." She said.
"Wait! Yvonne!" Jen called out, stopping Yvonne from entering her pink Lamborghini.
"Yes?" Yvonne responded.
Jen grabbed Yvonne's hand, dragging her away from the pink Lamborghini. "I think we should take my bicycle… It's so… Um… Your Lamborghini wouldn't get dirty?" She suggested with a nervous tone.
"What's wrong with you? You've never been nervous around me." Yvonne took her hand back from Jen, crossing her arms over her chest. "I demand answers, Jen." She furrowed her eyebrows down.
"Yvonne… If I tell you, you won't believe me." Jen sighed.
"Oh yeah? Try me." Yvonne frowned.
"Yvonne… I think your car is a—," Before Jen could even finish, she was cut off by a deep voice.
"Cybertronian?" A man finished for Jen. Quickly, Jen spun around to see a black haired man. The man had messy black hair with crimson eyes. He wore a black leather jacket over a white top, military cargo pants, a pair of combat boots, and a dog tag with a Decepticon symbol carved on it. "It's been a long time, Jennifer Lennox." He smirked.
"Thun-Thundercracker? Is that you?" Jen stammered.
"The one and only," Thundercracker chuckled.
Yvonne stared at Thundercracker and back to Jen with a confused look. "TC… You know Jen? Since when? You didn't tell me you know Jen…" She pouted as she crossed her arms. Thundercracker answered with a shrug.
Jen's jaw drop, mouth opening and closing like a gold fish.
"Jen…," Yvonne took a deep breath. "You know TC?"
"You know him?" Jen asked back.
Thundercracker rolled his crimson optics.
There's going to be a lot of explaining to do.
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