I was looking at a picture in my wallet that I had. It was a pic of Carbine and a human. For some odd reason, the human looked familiar.
"Wolf, sweetie. Are you ok? You look disturbed for some reason", Optimus said.
I gave him my wallet with the pic of Carbine. He recognized the human immediately.
I looked at him. "Elita isn't my biological mother, is she dad?", I asked.
Prime handed me my wallet back. He sighed. "No, she's not. The human standing with her is me. That mouse in the picture is your real mother. I'm sorry I kept that secret from you for so long", said Prime.
As I took my wallet back, I asked him why he didn't tell me sooner. "I didn't know how you would take the news. And at the time, she was with Throttle when I made love to her. It wasn't suppose to happen, but it did", Optimus said.
"Does Throttle know that Carbine had cheated on him at the time you were with her?", I asked.
"I don't know if he knew or not. Perhaps you should ask him. He's not that far from us now", said Prime, pointing passed me.
I looked ahead of me. There was Throttle, Ironhide and the boys. It was now or never.
I ran over to them and hugged Throttle. "Is everything ok, babe?", asked Throttle.
"I think we need to talk, Throttle. And I have this feeling you're going to want to talk with Carbine after we get back to Earth about this, too", I said. Then I pulled out my wallet again and flipped to the picture of Carbine and my dad. I handed Throttle the wallet.
"Who is this standing with Carbine?", Throttle asked.
"It's my dad in his holoform. Carbine had cheated on you with my dad", I said.
He looked at me with such shock, I thought he was going to take my ring from me and want a divorce.
"You're not mad, are you?", I asked. He handed me my wallet back and walked away. I stood there in total shock, myself. 'He's pissed cause I'm related to his ex', I thought.
I was about to go after him, but my dad stopped me. I looked at him. "Don't go after him, sweetie. He needs time to take it in. Just leave him alone for a while", Prime said.
"But dad…what if he….?", I asked. My dad knew what I was referring to. He didn't like where the question was going, but he knew why I was asking.
"If he really loves you, then he won't hurt you. If he does, then he will be asked to leave the base and never to contact you again. I will not have my only daughter hurt in any way, shape or form", said Optimus. I smiled at him. He smiled back.
"Why don't I go talk to him, Prime", Ironhide said.
"No, 'Hide. He's my husband. I need to talk to him whether he wants to talk or not", I said. Then I went after Throttle to try and talk to him.
Back on Earth, Modo had walked into the human part of the rec. room to get something to eat for Charley. He couldn't believe the mess in the kitchen. "Who left the big mess in here?", Modo said, cleaning off a spot on the counter.
Vinnie and his twin sister walked in and saw the mess. "Oops. Guess we didn't think Modo would come in here", Vinnie said, as he and his twin sister walked into the kitchen.
Modo looked at them. "Did you 2 leave this big mess?", Modo asked.
"Heh, yeah. We are so sorry. Vinnie was attempting to make something for me and I had to do it. Apparently, he can't cook. He burnt whatever it was he was trying to cook", Vanessa said.
"Just clean up after yourselves next time, ok. So, Vinnie. I heard your leaving and going back home to Mars", said Modo.
"I was going to, but since my twin sister showed up, I think I'll stay for a little longer. I just don't want any part of the team any more. That's why I gave Wolf Sweetheart and my helmet. I've done a lot of soul searching after I talked with Charley and Throttle", Vinnie said.
Modo was shocked at what Vinnie said. "This isn't like you, Vin. You've never been this serious about anything. Well, except when you were with Harley", said Modo.
"Yeah, so? I used think I still loved her after we were told to go back to Freedom Fighters HQ. At the time, I wanted to go back out there and look for her. To make sure she never got involved in this stupid war again. Modo, I hate what's happened to Mars. I hate what's happened to the Martian Mouse population and to us. Especially you. You lost your only nephew to this damn Plutarkian/ Martian War. This war has changed us so much, that I don't know what it's like to love a woman any more. I'm reckless cause I'm scared. Scared of losing more friends", said Vinnie. Then he turned around and walked out of the kitchen and the rec. room.
Shortly after Throttle and I arrived back on Earth, he had told me that he's sorry for just walking away from me. "You had every right to do so. It was a big shock to hear something like that. I was afraid that you were going to make a stupid mistake and want a divorce cause I'm related to Carbine", I said. Throttle stopped dead in his tracks and turned to face me.
"That thought never crossed my mind, babe. Like you said, it was a big shock for me. I will confront Carbine about this, though. I wish she had told me. I would have understood", Throttle said.
"Maybe she knew her relationship with you was faltering and couldn't find the heart to tell you it was over. She probably knew it would break your heart and drive you to drinking", I said.
Throttle scratched the back of his head and chuckled a bit. "Heh, heh, about that", said Throttle.
I looked at him in shock. "Throttle, you promised you wouldn't drink any more", I said.
"It was when you had that fight with Stoker, then you walked out cause of what he said. Modo and Charley found me at the nearest bar, chugging down drink after drink. I was depressed. That's what I do when I'm depressed. I go and drink so I can forget everything. I thought I did something wrong. That's why you left me. Modo told me why you left, so I told Vinnie to go after you. I wanted to apologize", Throttle said.
"For what? Something Stoker said that's true? I got stared at on Cybertron before we came back to Earth. That's the problem with being a hybrid. You don't belong to either culture. Why do you think Carbine got rid of me? She didn't want me nor did she want Stoker to find out, either", I said.
"You're still trippin' over what Stoke said? Look babe, I called mom while we were still on Cybertron. Told her what Stoker said. She's going to have a talk with him on her next trip back to Mars", Throttle said.
"That's still not going to change my mind, Throttle. My family means everything to me. I haven't been much of a mother to the boys that are still on Cybertron with their father. I have to think of them before anyone else. I'm sorry, Throttle", I said, taking my ring off and putting it in his hand. Then I turned around and headed for the base. Modo and Charley were out enjoying the day, when I walked up.
As I walked by, I growled at them. Modo put a protective arm around Charley and glared at me. "You don't scare me, Modo, so stop glaring at me", I said.
After I went inside the base, Charley asked what that was all about. "I have no idea, but I think Throttle does. Look at him. He looks miserable right now", Modo said.
Throttle walked towards Modo and Charley slowly. He still couldn't believe that I called it quits just cause I wasn't spending time with my family.
"Are you going to be alright, Bro?", asked Modo.
Throttle looked up at Modo. He was crying. "I wonder if Carbine would be willing to take me back? At least she appreciated me", Throttle said. Then he walked into the base. He was going to pack up everything and go back to Mars.
While I was in the rec. room, Vinnie and his twin sister, Vanessa walked in after hearing from Modo what I did.
"Throttle did nothing wrong to hurt you and you walk out on him? Why?", Vinnie asked.
"This does not concern you, Vincent. Nor does this concern your sister. This is between Throttle and I", I said.
"Why did you even bother to come back to Chicago nearly 2 yrs. ago?", asked Vinnie.
I got in his face and told him that this conversation was over and to get out of my sight before I really get pissed.
Later that day, Throttle walked into the rec. room where I had been all day. He had all his things packed up. I looked at him then back at the microwave. I was heating up a meal that I had made the night before.
"When are you leaving?", I asked.
"Shortly", said Throttle, as he put the bag on the chair. Then he sat down in the next chair at the table.
I walked over after my meal was done heating. I sat down and started eating. "That smells good. What is it?", Throttle asked.
"Just a little something that I whipped up last night. I'm sorry, Throttle. I didn't mean to hurt you like this", I said, putting the fork down on the plate.
He put his hand on my hand and squeezed it. "It doesn't have to end like this, babe. We can work this out if you give me the chance. I consider your boys like my own. I love those 3", said Throttle.
I looked at him and sighed. "I don't know if I can do this anymore, Throttle. I haven't been able to see my daughter back on Cybertron. Her father doesn't want her turning out to be like me. According to him, I'm a cyber-slut. I like to sleep around with other guys", I said.
"You're not a slut, Wolf. And I'm sorry that Magnus called you that", Prime said, walking into the rec. room.
I looked over at the rec. room door. There stood my father, Optimus Prime. And with him, were Little Modo and Little Vinnie.
"Where's Little Throttle? Where's my boy?", I asked, obviously scared.
"We ran into some trouble after we got back to Earth. We weren't prepared for a sneak attack by the Decepticons…..", said Optimus, trailing off.
"No! Primus no! NO! Not Little Throttle! Not my boy!", I screamed.
"I'm sorry, Wolf. He didn't make it. I rushed him back here immediately, but he was DOA", Prime said.
I picked up the plate of food and threw it at my father. I was pissed at him. Throttle brought me closer to him and held me. I was crying hard. I had lost my boy to those thrice damned Decepticons.
A week later, Prime held a memorial and burial for Little Throttle. Little Modo and Little Vinnie were still in shock that their brother was dead.
We had buried my son next to my brothers, Sunstreaker and Sideswipe. My mind was numb and refused to accept that this was really happening. My heart was broken.
After everyone left, I stayed outside a little longer. I didn't want to believe that this really happened. That my son was dead and buried. I wanted this to be a bad dream and I would wake up and he would be alive. But I knew I was only fooling myself.
Throttle had decided to stay instead of going back to Mars. Especially after the news I had gotten. He couldn't see me going down this road alone. But I had other plans. Plans that didn't include Throttle or anyone else, for that matter. This was something that I was going to do on my own, without help from anyone.
The following month, I had gotten everything ready to go hunting for Megatron and his sorry bunch of rejects. He had messed with the wrong family. I had also called 'Warp and told him to get the boys somewhere safe. He told me he was sorry for what had happened.
"What are you talking about, 'Warp?", I asked.
"Megatron had me following Prime and the other 3 Autobots that were with him. I'm real sorry", 'Warp said.
"Not as sorry as you're going to be when I get done with you, Skywarp. You shot and killed my son! You're going to suffer the same fate he did, you rat bastard!", I yelled. Skywarp could tell I was royally pissed at him.
"I didn't know that he was your son, honest. I thought it was Brawn I shot", said 'Warp.
"You didn't even bother to scan him before shooting. Take this message back to Megatron. Tell him this. I'm coming for his head and no one will stand in my way. Vengeance will be mine", I said. Then I cut the comm. with him.
I had just finished getting the bike prepped to head out, when Modo and Throttle walked out. "Where are you going, babe? Going on a road trip without us?", asked Throttle.
"Wish this was a road trip, Throttle. This is a covert top secret mission I'm doing solo. It's also dangerous. I can't be watching out for someone else while on assignment, so don't contact me 'til I give the go ahead", I said, getting on my bike. I had my version of my father's laser rifle attached to my back as well as a shot gun loaded with acid pellets, thanks to Prowl.
"Covert top secret mission my tail! You're looking for retribution for your son's death, aren't you?", asked Throttle.
"I have no idea what you're talking about. Only a few know about this mission. My dad, who, I might add, asked me to do this, and Ratchet and Prowl. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to be on my way. I'll see you when I get back, Throttle", I said. Then started the bike and left.
Later that day, Throttle stopped by Prime's office to see about this so called mission I was on. He knew I was upset after what happened to my son. Throttle knocked on Prime's office door.
"Enter", Prime said.
Throttle opened the door and walked in. Prime looked up from his recent report. "Throttle. What can I do for you?", Optimus asked.
"I was wondering about this covert top secret mission Wolf is on?", Throttle asked.
"Sorry, but I can't divulge any information about that. That's on a need to know basis. Anything else I can help you with?", Prime replied.
"No, guess not. I thought she was going to get retribution for Little Throttle's death. I was wrong and I owe her an apology for saying so", said Throttle.
"She knows better than that, Throttle. She knows that vengeance won't bring my son back. This mission is vital to our survival here and on Cybertron. The information she will be gathering will determine the outcome of this war", said Optimus.
"And if she gets shot in the process, then what happens? You lose a daughter and I lose a wife. Can you honestly live with that for the rest of your life, sir? I know I won't", Throttle said.
Prime's optics went wide when Throttle said that. "By Primus you're right. Maybe I should have sent someone else on this mission. It's too late to call her back now. We'll just have to hope she comes back in one piece and alive, unless…", Prime said, thinking.
"Unless what? You have a way to keep her from getting killed?", asked Throttle.
"Yes, I do", said Optimus. Then he pushed a button on his desk. "Mirage, please come to my office", Prime said.
"On my way, Prime", said Mirage.
10 min. later, Mirage showed up. "Enter", said Optimus.
Mirage walked in and shut the door behind him. He noticed Throttle and immediately wanted to step on him. "I heard this place was infested with rodents, but that's got to be the biggest mouse I've ever seen", Mirage said.
"Step on me and you'll be sorry. Especially, when my wife gets back. She'll take you apart for killing me", Throttle said.
"That will be enough, Throttle. I understand you're worried about Wolf, but don't threaten any of the Autobots under my command", Prime said.
"Sorry sir. Won't happen again", said Throttle.
"See that it doesn't. You may leave, but don't leave the base unless someone is with you. You, Modo and Charley are under our protection. Wolf would have my head if anything happened to any of you", said Optimus.
3 weeks later, after gathering all the intel I can and almost getting caught, I headed for home to give my father everything that I have. It was a long 3 weeks of no communications.
After I arrived home, I noticed that both Throttle and my dad, in his holoform, were outside talking with some other Martian Mice.
Throttle couldn't believe what his eyes were seeing. "She's home and alive! She made it back alive!", Throttle said excitedly.
As I rode up, Throttle started running towards me. He was so happy to see that I was alive, but as I got closer, he noticed that I had a broken arm.
"What happened?", asked Throttle.
As I stopped the bike, I shut it off, took my helmet off with my good arm and hung it on the handlebar. "I was coming down from the top of a cliff and slipped. I broke my right shoulder down to my elbow. The entire bone is shattered. My circuitry is holding it together right now. I guess being half Cybertronian and half Martian Mouse is a good thing, afterall", I said, getting off the bike.
My father noticed my arm in a makeshift sling. "Sweet Primus! Are you ok, Wolf?", asked Prime.
"I'm fine, dad. Ratchet is going to be pissed, though. He's going to chew me out then repair my arm. It would be nice if he wouldn't chew me out", I said.