(see previous disclaimer. warning, mentioning of slash in this chapter)
Optimus soon received the call from Ratchet to come to the med bay to meet the femme that had been saved. He couldn't come right away, but sent another bot first – Jazz, who seemed to get along well with most bots. Jazz soon showed up in the med bay, and Aquaformer spotted him right away.
Aquaformer looked over at the bot. She could tell he was the friendly type, but she could also sense he was already taken by another bot. "Who are you?" She asked in her deep feminine voice.
"My name's Jazz. Optimus was a little busy, so he sent me to meet you first" Jazz explained. He could see this femme was big and scary looking, but he could also sense she had a good spark.
"I am Commander Aquaformer" Aquaformer replied, "former nurse bot who worked with Ratchet before the great wars started again."
"Welcome to earth" Jazz stated.
"Thanks" Aquaformer stated. She liked Jazz, he was nice enough, but he wasn't the type of bot she was looking for. And, as was said before, Aquaformer sensed that this mech was already taken and off the market.
"Welcome. If ya need anything, let me know. I can help ya" Jazz stated. Aquaformer nodded and soon Jazz left. Ratchet noticed the interaction. Aquaformer clearly had no interest in this mech, though Ratchet didn't have a clue as to why.
"You don't have to be so short with them, you know" Ratchet stated to the obnoxious feme.
"He's already taken, so there is no point in trying to show any interest in him" Aquaformer stated, having revealed something that Ratchet hadn't even realized.
"And who do you think he is bonded to?" Ratchet, asked, wanting to know.
"I don't think you'd like the answer" Aquaformer bit back at the medic. They had played this little game many times. She often won, which riled up the medic.
"Just tell me the truth" Ratchet demanded, he really wanted to know and no blasted femme was going to keep this secret from him.
"I think he's taken by Prowl" Aquaformer stated, stunning the medic.
"You really think so?" Ratchet asked, not wanting to believe the former nurse bot. Jazz and Prowl were complete opposites, and so the mere idea boggled Ratchet's processor.
"Of course," Aquaformer stated, as she and Ratchet waited for the next bot to arrive and meet the femme. They chatted like old friends as they waited, hoping some bot would come by soon.
It wasn't too much longer before Optimus finally made his way down to the med bay to greet the femme. He wasn't looking forward to this, as he knew of her reputation, but an obligation was an obligation. He made his way into the med bay and soon was amazed to see that not only was Aquaformer awake, she was almost as big as he was. Aquaformer didn't see the Prime at first, but Ratchet saw the Prime come in and called him over. "Over here, Prime" Ratchet called, instantly drawing Aquaformer's attention to the bot.
"I am Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots. Who are you?" Optimus stated, in a very routine Prime-like tone. He was curious who this femme really was.
"I am commander Aquaformer, sir" Aquaformer replied, knowing her rank was under the Prime. She knew he was the leader of all transformers.
"No one has seen or heard from you in a long time, soldier" Prime answered, not quite sure what this femme was doing here and at this time. It puzzled him a bit.
"Well, you and your crew left Cybertron millions of years ago, just after you assigned me that dangerous mission. I survived, though many of the bots serving with me on that same mission, did not" Aquaformer stated, faintly feeling her spark race a bit as she spoke with the Prime. She chalked it up to nerves, not anything else at this point.
Optimus nodded. "So, was your mission successful?" Optimus asked, having wanted to know the truth about the mission he had assigned her and her crew.
"Yes and no, sir" Aquaformer replied. "We were successful in destroying the Con installation, but I was the only survivor of the mission." Optimus nodded again, his own spark starting to react strangely around the femme. He hadn't had these types of feelings since Elita one, but he chalked it up to something he had drank. He felt he needed to head out before things went any further.
Ratchet was a bit surprised to see how the Prime reacted. Aquaformer just smiled. Maybe, just maybe, if she played her cards right, Optimus could be her mate. Only time would be able to tell, and that's after she met many of the other bots on the ship. She would bide her time, as she was in no rush for now. She had lots of time to meet all the mechs and really see who would be the right bot for her.