How's it hanging? I am so sorry it took me so long to write this chapter! Shout-out to DeanCaslover1214 and midgely98 for favoriting/following my story! Onto the transforming aliens and their human allies!
Legend: Speaking in thoughts purposely aimed at Edward
Thinking
Emphasis on a thought/word
**** swear words
"Comm"
Disclaimer: I don't own anything Transformers or Twilight, all I own is Katherine, students that were hurt/died in the attack, and the plot.
Game day and beach day
I lifted my head to blink around blearily when the bed moved, "Dad?"
I would have cringed at my raspy voice if I had been more awake, "Sorry, angel, didn't mean to wake you. Epps and I are headed off for drills. We'll wake you up when we get back." I made a noise and snuggled back into the blankets and pillows as he softly chuckled at me.
I didn't feel like I had fallen asleep for long before I was being shaken awake and I opened my eyes to see Epps leaning over me, "Wake up, sunshine! Breakfast ends in a hour, so hurry your *** up!"
I groaned and screeched in shock when cold water was dumped on me and he took off running as he guffawed, "I will kill you, Robert Anthony Epps!" Disregarding the fact I was in pajamas and sopping wet, I tore off as fast as I could after him and I saw him dive for cover behind Optimus and Ratchet.
"Get back here, you coward!"
I knew everyone was staring at me as I stormed towards my prey, "Katherine, what happened?"
Glaring at Epps, I basically growled at Ratchet's question, "I was getting out of bed when he decided to pour a bucket of cold water on me! Then he took off running because he knows I can't keep up!"
I saw the two Autobots eyeing us before I threw my arms up, "Forget this. I'm freezing and now I'm ******. I hate you, Epps!" I marched back to the room I was sharing and I took a long, hot shower to get the chills out of my bones. I had decided to dress somewhat nicer today, so I dug out some of my nice jeans and a blue shirt that was more of a tunic.
I meandered to the Autobot rec room and smiled when I saw Sam playing a game against Bee and Sides, "Hey, boys. Got room for one more?" They all gave a form of greeting and Bumblebee picked me up to sit on his lap beside my boyfriend, who gave me a quick kiss before turning back to the game.
I watched them play a few rounds before we made an unanimous decision to play Mario Party 8. To keep things fair, Bee and Sam teamed up while I teamed up with Sideswipe, who moved me to his lap since we were now teammates. I burst out laughing when Bee chose Wario as his character and Sam picked Mario. Sideswipe decided to go with King Boo while I picked Blooper. We played until lunch rolled around and the two Bots carried Sam and I to the cafeteria as we all playfully debated about which team had been better. The rounds had ended up even, so no team was better than the other, but it was still fun to debate it.
Sam and I made our way through the line before joining the two holoforms at a table away from others. Things were going well until a couple soldiers started fighting and I tensed at all the yells and commotion. I felt my breathing start to quicken as my hand latched onto Sam's, "Beautiful, you okay?" My grip tightened and I heard Sam tell Bee, "Get Optimus in here now."
I was starting to shake as I mumbled under my breath, "Not him. Safe. Safe."
I didn't notice how quiet it had gotten until a deep baritone spoke beside me, "Katherine, calm down. Everything is safe, see?"
I slowly opened my eyes to see Prime's holoform crouched beside me with my dad standing behind him. I took a shuddering breath and released my grip on my boyfriend's hand, "You did very well, Katherine. You were able to stay instead of running like you have in the past. You're getting better."
I felt hope light my features as I quietly questioned, "You really think so?"
Optimus smiled at me and gently ruffled my hair, "I know so, little one. You're getting stronger." I grinned and hugged him before Sam and I hurried back to the rec room to continue the games with Bee and Sides.
We played several more games and it felt good to just let loose and relax. Well, it also felt good to kick Sam's butt on some of the games. Bee and Sides left to go patrol as I headed to my session with Ratchet, which left Sam to his own devices. The CMO had me doing some shoulder stretches and he beamed at me, "Very good, youngling. Look at how far you're able to stretch your arm now." My face felt like it was going to explode from the wide grin I sent to Ratchet and I inwardly pondered why he was being so nice to me when he's known to be cranky. I was about to walk out the door, but paused and voiced my thoughts, which he chuckled at, "Contrary to popular belief, I can be nice when I want to. Especially if my patient is showing model behavior. Now run along."
I laughed a little a waved before going to my therapy session with Optimus. We spent the hour in our usual small talk until I blurted out, "Do you think I'm really getting better?"
I blushed as his optics seemed to zoom in on me and I watched him give a small smile, "Remember what I said earlier? I know you are getting better, Katherine. A commotion like the one today would have sent you running in a panic attack a few days ago. Now you are able to stay as long as you remind yourself that you are safe. I will talk with Dr. Cullen to have him speak with his kids and Bella about keeping physical contact with you if you wish."
He was silent as I gathered my thoughts and I played with the hem of my shirt while biting my lip, but nodded, "Yeah...I'd like that if you would. I know it helped when I was holding Sam's head. It kept the flashbacks at bay."
Prime nodded and I glanced at the time before leaping to my feet, "Oh gosh, we've been talking for two hours! I am so sorry, Optimus! You probably want to get to Elita, sorry!"
His deep laugh rumbled and a smile crossed my lips at the lightness in him when he laughed, "It is fine, little one. I had already commed Elita and told her that I would be back late tonight. She understands and is happy that you're getting help."
I scuffed my foot on his desk and laughed a little, "Yeah, well, I should probably go make sure Sam actually went to bed. He'll stay up all night if I don't get him to go."
I waved goodbye from his office door before making my way to the rec room to see Bee pestering Sam, "You need to recharge Sam. What would Katherine say if you sleep all day tomorrow because you were awake all night?"
I knew Bee had sensors trained on me as soon as I was within five-hundred feet, so I only spooked Sam when I piped up, "I would say he's an idiot and shouldn't do that since I'm only here for a couple more days." Bumblebee and I both burst out laughing when Sam jumped and fumbled around in his panic.
He finally held a hand against his heart and halfheartedly glared at me, "That wasn't nice."
Rolling my eyes, I cocked a hip and rested a hand on it, "Really? That's what you're going with?" Come on, handsome, let's get to bed." I hauled him up and he wrapped an arm around my shoulders as I wrapped mine around his waist and we started walking with Bee following a respectful distance away. We stopped at my room and Sam kissed me until we broke apart panting and I slipped into my room while he went with Bee. I knew my dad and Epps would get up around 5 A.M., so I set my alarm to wake me up as well. I went to bed grinning with anticipation because Sides had helped me get a few ideas for getting back at the man for the wake up call he had given me today.
I fell asleep shortly after and I woke up minutes before my dad and Epps started to wake up. I saw them both go into the bathroom to brush their teeth, so I quietly made my way to where Epps had laid out his exercising clothes. I pulled out my fabric marker and wrote on the back of his shirt "I'm an idiot" before laying it back the way he had left it. I pretended to be asleep as they both left for their morning drills and I waited until I was sure they were gone. I filled the top of his toothpaste tube with this foam that Sides had given me and he told me it would cause the man's teeth to glow a radioactive green. Then, I wrote on a piece of white fabric "I pick on kids because it makes me feel like a man" and then carefully taped it to his uniform jacket, so that he wouldn't notice it until someone pointed it out to him.
Grinning with success, I went back to sleep for a little bit before I messaged Sam about going to the beach and he quickly agreed. I changed into my purple and black bikini and threw my black cover-up on over my swimsuit as I slipped into flip-flops and left my room. I met up with Sam outside the cafeteria and we ate a big breakfast since we didn't know how late it was going to be when we got back. I stalled for time by asking Ratchet if I was cleared to go in the ocean and swim, "As long as you are careful. If you start getting tired or feel some pain, come back to shore immediately or signal for Sam and Bumblebee to help you. Do not over exert yourself, understand?"
I nodded before seeing Epps come walking towards us with a huge grin, "What's up?"
I covered my mouth with my hand and snorted as Sam did the same when we saw the teeth glowing like he had rubbed Krpytonite all over them, "Robert, what happened to your teeth?"
Bumblebee glanced at me and I saw understanding dawn in his optics as he too began to laugh, "Well, we're headed out. See you guys!"
Sam and I made a quick escape in Bee's alt as Epps questioned Ratchet about the comment, "Did you do that, Kat?"
I smirked at my boyfriend and batted my eyelashes while innocence filled my voice, "Now, why would I ever do something like that?"
I snorted again as Sam chuckled and Bee's alt shook with his laughter, "Remind me to stay on your good side."
We made idle talk until we reached a less populated portion of the beach and Bee formed his holoform as Sam grabbed the bag of beach toys and sunscreen. Both boys quickly lost their shirts, but I was hesitant to take off my cover-up, "Katherine, I don't care about your scars. You'll always be the most beautiful girl I've ever seen." I met Sam's gaze for a while until I slowly pulled off my cover-up to stand in my bikini and I didn't see the expected disgust and horror. I gave a small smile to the boys, who returned it with wide grins, and I rubbed sunscreen on myself while Sam rubbed my back. All three of us took off to the water as I stopped at the edge and the boys yelled as they jumped into the rolling waves.
I chuckled at them before shrieking as arms lifted me into the air and threw me out into the water. I came up gasping for air and glared at Sam, "Jerk!" I held my hand out for him to help me, but I pulled him in beside me instead. He coughed as he came up and we started a splash fight before Bee suddenly dunked Sam.
My boyfriend came up sputtering, "Dude, you're my guardian! How could you side with her?"
Bee shrugged and a sly grin crossed his face, "Well, she is prettier than you."
I started laughing as Sam choked on water, "That's it! She's mine, Bee!" I moved out of the way as the two boys started playfully wrestling in the water.
My arm and leg were starting to hurt, so I started heading back to shore before gasping in shock as a huge wave bowled me over. Panic hit me when I got disorientated because I couldn't tell which way was up and which way was down. Struggling to surface and find air, I was grateful when a hand grabbed mine and yanked me up towards the sky. I coughed and hacked at the burn of salt water as voices penetrated my shocked brain, "Katherine, look at me. Can you hear me?"
I nodded to Bee and coughed once more, "Help me to shore?" He chuckled somewhat and had me lay on my back against his chest as one of his arms wrapped around me and his other arm effortlessly pulled us towards the sand.
Sam was right beside us and both helped me stumble out of the water and to a beach towel, "I'll go get some water, Kat. Be right back."
Sam took off towards the food shack a little ways away as I laid back on the towel while Bee sat on a towel beside me, "You all right, Kat?"
I gave a shaky grin to Bee, "I'll be fine. Lungs hurt a little and throat is raw from salt water, but it'll be okay."
THIRD P.O.V.
After pulling Katherine to shore, Bumblebee used his sensors to check her pulse and heart while comming Ratchet, "Ratchet, this is Bumblebee. Katherine was just knocked over by a wave and I had to swim her back to shore. She reports that her lungs hurt some and her throat hurts as well from the salt water."
At base, Ratchet froze in the middle of talking with Optimus, Ironhide, and Chromia, "Scan her and send them to me immediately. I need to make sure that she is okay."
The scout was quick to obey the CMO's command and it was silent as Ratchet looked over the scans, "She'll be fine after some rest. Make sure she drinks a lot of clean water and make her rest for a couple hours. Comm me if anything changes."
Ratchet saw his three oldest friends looking at him and he explained what had happened.
KATHERINE'S P.O.V.
We stayed for a few more hours before heading back and I found myself falling asleep in the passenger seat. My near drowning had taken a lot of energy from me and it was hard for me to not crash on our journey back. I was somewhat aware of my dad lifting me from Bee's alt and he helped me change into my pajamas once we had reached his room. I snuggled into his side when he climbed in beside me and I heard him whisper, "I love you, angel."
A small smile graced my face as I sleepily murmured, "Love you too, daddy."
