Okay guys, this is a scene that I wanted to write for a while and it's finally here. The confrontation of Nova and Galloway; Break out the popcorn and drinks, this is gonna be good.
The aircraft carrier landed a few miles off shore of Diego Garcia with the Autobots on-board. The bots were just getting ready to load up into the cargo plane when Lennox approached Nova with a tablet.
"Hey Nova, you need to see something" he said and she saw a security feed of a figure in her room and taking her "laptop". The figure saw the camera and took off their mask.
"Think of this as a warning. You mess with me; I'll have your precious silver bolt dissected."
The sneering voice of Galloway said and a deep menacing growl came from the back of her throat before she disappeared. "He's dead meat" Lennox said as the black-bird next to Optimus started up with a roar and everyone jumped. "Nova, what has gotten into you?" Ratchet asked and he sensed the maternal program activating, which meant she was beyond angry. "Everyone, you might wanna back up. Nova is about to hurt someone" Ratchet said and all the soldiers ran away from the afterburners as fire shot out of them. She took off so fast that she achieved Mach 2 getting off the carrier and disappeared into the horizon. The bots knew who she was going after and hurried to get the planes in the air.
"Let's move people, before she splatters Galloway all over the place" Lennox yelled and soldiers scattered to get the bots loaded up.
"Lord help the poor soul who threatens a femme's baby." Lennox murmured and walked onto the plane with the bots.
Diego Garcia
Galloway had just finished filling out paper work for the day when he heard the roar of an engine approach the base. "What is that awful sound?" he asked and looked out his window to see a cloud of dust come over the horizon as Nova drove (or raced) to the base. "Are they back already? Can't even get some relaxation anymore" he grumbled and walked to the hangar to meet them and chew them out for destroying a wonder of the world.
What he didn't realize is that the roar is coming from one engine, and a very angry female Autobot.
"Oh, it's just the freak" he said and walked away. Nova spun in a circle around him in a cloud of white smoke while tire rubber was left on the tarmac. She stepped out of her vehicle and smiled not so sweetly to Galloway. "What are you doing here? You're supposed to be in Egypt" Galloway said crossing his arms. "We just got back. The bots will probably be here soon and I hope they are before I smear you all over this tarmac!" she growled and Galloway saw how the bright blue in her eyes turned dark in seconds and suddenly got very nervous. "You don't scare me freak. Plus, we don't want the government thinking that you purposefully injured a human now do we?" Galloway asked smugly. "The terms were that we couldn't hurt you under one condition, you leave our children alone" Nova said while he looked confused. "You don't have any children; besides that freak of nature you call Silver-bullet" he said and she growled even deeper. "Her name is Silver-bolt, and you took her when she was in power-down. All bets are off Galloway, give her back or I will make you wish you never heard of the Autobots" she said forming her hand into her cannon. "It's not your child" he said.
"She's as much my child as you are to your mother. I bonded with her the minute I claimed her as my own, I raised her with Ratchet's help and she is just starting to talk on her own. How dare you rip her away from her home mid-development! That's like causing brain damage" she said and the barrel glowed. "You better bring her back in the next 24 hours or I am coming for you" she said and put her weapons away. Just as Optimus was pulling in, rather fast, her fist connected with his face and he dropped to his knees holding his nose.
She peeled out of there as fast as she could and Optimus stopped anyone from following her. "The maternal program needs to shut down before anyone can approach her safely." Optimus said and everyone looked at Galloway who was whining about his nose. "Oh suck it up. Serves you right for threatening Optimus' daughter" Ratchet said and he looked at Optimus. "That thing was your daughter?" he asked and Optimus growled at him.
"Insulting her like that means your insulting me. She is my daughter and my second in command; you will be wise to show her the utmost respect." Optimus said and he walked away. "You had it coming" Lennox said as he walked by him with Epps on his right.
The next morning
Nova was confined to the brig because she struck the director and apparently she was going to get some sort of trial.
"I don't see how this is necessary, what I did is what any mother would have done" Nova said crossing her arms over her chest plates and sitting in the middle of the cell in bot mode. "You struck a government agent and tarnished the good name of the Autobots." Prowl said standing at attention at the door to her cell. "He kidnapped my daughter, and threatened to tear her apart, don't you think what I did was a logical course of action Prowl?" she asked standing up and glaring at him as her eyes darkened over. "What is the matter with you Nova? How could you hit Galloway?" a voice asked and Bee walked in. "Bee, he kidnapped my sparkling. What was I supposed to do?" She asked standing near the bars and gripping them like her life hung in the balance.
"I wanted you to be the bigger bot" he said and walked away. "BEE!" she yelled and started crying.
NOT! Gott'ya didn't i? This is what really happened
The (real) next morning
Nova woke up in her room in her holoform and groaned when something started pounding on her door. "What?" she yelled getting out of her warm covers and into the cold room. "Geez, why is it so cold in this place?" she asked and opened the door with a black robe on. Once the light hit her eyes, she had to squint and let the light filter. "Can I help you Lennox?" she asked crossing her arms over her chest and yawning. "Nova, you're being put on probation" Lennox said and she stared at him suddenly fully awake. "What? Why?" she asked. "You don't remember? You punched Galloway in the face yesterday. His nose was broken" Lennox said and she finally remembered and looked at her knuckles. "Weird, I don't see any damage" she said and he rolled his eyes. "Well, damage or not to you, but you're lucky Galloway isn't having you shipped back to Nevada. He's uber mad at you" Lennox said and she shrugged. "Like I care, that little man can't do anything to me" she said and Lennox sighed.
"You're being sent to a place where you can "learn your lesson" whatever that meant." Lennox said and she looked at him funny. "Where am I going?" Nova asked, and he smiled. "My place, Iron-hide will be your S.O. and you will be helping Sarah and me with working on the farm and taking care of the horses." Lennox said and she smiled. "I love horses" Nova said and he smiled. "I figured you would" he said and walked away after handing her a packet. "So, when do I ship out?" she asked rubbing her eyes. "Today, get dressed and get packed for the summer. Sarah is having the guest bedroom made into your room for the time you're there." Lennox said and she looked sad. "What's wrong?" he asked. "I want my silver-bolt back. It feels weird around here without her." Nova said and Lennox looked down. "Look Nova, there was nothing I could do about Silver-bolt. But there is a reprimandory meeting regarding Galloway's actions towards the Autobots. All bots are to be present, and that includes you" Lennox said and she smiled. "When's the meeting?" she asked suddenly excited. "This morning, you leave for your suspension after that" Lennox said and she cheered. "Great, I'll be packed as soon as possible." she said and the door closed. "The meeting is at 09:00 sharp!" he said and walked away.
Galloway's court martial
Galloway was standing in the hangar with some other executives and his lawyer while the generals stood on the platform watching the man squirm. "How bad do you think the sentence is gonna be?" Epps asked leaning on the platform with Lennox. "I don't know. He might just get off with some reprimand on his record and continue to torture us. Nova didn't deserve to be treated like that. Silver bolt was a part of the team and Galloway violated one of the mutual rules. The bots won't hurt the humans if the humans leave the bots alone. Now that he's gone and kidnapped Silver, all bets are off." Lennox said and Epps nodded. "He went way too far with this" Epps said and they heard engines come from the hallway. "Here they are folks, now if you don't want to get trampled, I suggest you get out of the way" Epps yelled and the humans scattered to the other side of the hangar.
Optimus led the bots in a semi-circle and they all stopped. After Optimus transformed, the rest of them did too. Nova was standing to Optimus' left and Ratchet was to his right. Iron-hide was next to Ratchet, Bee was next to Hide, the terror twins were next to Bee, the gangsta twins (Skids and Mud flap) were next to the terror twins and Jolt was at the end of the line. All bots were standing at parade rest while waiting for orders. A door opened next to the computers and all the soldiers stood at attention when the President of the United States walked out into the hangar. "Autobots, the reason you are here is to testify to the events of Silver-bolt's kidnapping. Who was the one to inform Ms. Prime about the event?" the president asked and Lennox raised his hand. "I did sir" he said and the president nodded. "At ease Colonel, how did you come to acquire the video feed?" the president asked. "I was sent the video by our security Autobot Red alert." Lennox said and the red and white Autobot looked up from his large tablet. "Colonel Lennox is correct Mr. President Sir. I reported my findings to Prowl, who is in the detention sector, and forwarded the video to the Colonel as per regulation" Red Alert said in a salute. "Thank you Red Alert. Now Director, what was the reasoning behind kidnapping the Autobot Silver bolt?" the President asked and Galloway looked at him surprised. "Mr. President, all due respect, silver bot, or whatever its name is, should not be considered an Autobot. All it turns into is a computer" Galloway said and Nova growled. "She was not just a computer." She mumbled and Galloway glared at her. "No one said you can speak freak, now as I was saying" Galloway said and the President scowled at him. "If I may speak Mr. President" Optimus asked and the President nodded. "Go ahead prime" he said and the 40 ft. prime cleared his throat.
"Galloway, I have told you to be respectful to my daughter numerous times and I am getting tired of reminding you. She is of equal rank, she has as much power as I do, and she is more than worthy of your respect. She died saving your life so show her a fraction of respect or I will make your life miserable" Optimus said while glaring at him with half red and half blue optics. "You hear that! These tin cans have been threatening me from day one! I say we get rid of the base and get rid of them" Galloway said and all the bots crossed their arms over their chests. "Whatya sayin whina, we not good enough fer ya?" Mud flap asked and he looked up at the red bot. "Why can't you just talk like a normal person?" Galloway asked and everyone gasped. "Galloway, I hereby strip you of your power as Director and bestow it temporarily to someone who is more worthy of it. Nova, after you come back from your suspension, you will be named the new Director of N.E.S.T on a temporary basis, As for Silver bolt." The President said and Nova's eyes looked at the President. "He's being arrested right?" she asked and everyone looked at her. "No, just getting reassigned, Silver-bolt was being held in a warehouse on the docks. We had a team track her down." The president said and Nova visibly calmed down. "Can you have her taken to the Lennox place?" Nova asked and he shook his head. "No, but you can" he said and a silver haired girl dashed out of a door. Nova transformed down and her holoform rushed out of her car to catch her. "My baby, you're okay" she said as she hugged her adopted daughter. "They didn't do anything to you did they?" Nova asked looking her over and Silver giggled. "Mommy, I'm okay" Silver said and Nova froze. "You can talk? When did that happen" she asked and Silver smiled. "I learned. The men at the warehouse were nice enough to teach me." Silver said and Nova smiled. "I'm glad baby. Go to uncle Ratchet and let him look at you before we leave" Nova said and she watched her daughter run off to the man in white hair and a lab coat. "Hi uncle Ratchet" Silver said waving and he hugged her. "Glad to see you're okay little one" he said and she smiled. "Me too!" she said and he started scanning her. Galloway approached Nova and she glared at him.
"Galloway, you really shouldn't be around me" she said and he sighed. "Look Nova, I am truly sorry about what I did." Galloway said and she smiled. "If you're thinking that I'm going to forgive you for kidnapping my daughter, you have another thing coming. But I will thank you for helping her learn how to talk. I've been struggling with her for a while to learn and all it took was a different teacher. Thanks Galloway, for teaching something to her while she was with you. All you needed to do was ask to help, you didn't have to kidnap her." Nova said and walked over to her daughter who was getting a big hug from her dad. "I see you said hi to your grandfather" Nova said and Silver giggled. "Yep, he's awesome, and he has this really deep voice." Silver said and all the bots, and humans, laughed.
Lennox walked up to her and she sighed. "It's time to go isn't it?" Nova asked and Lennox nodded. "Alright, let's roll out. Silver! It's time to go." Nova yelled and silver hugged her family goodbye. Silver rushed to her and took her hand. "Did you get looked at by uncle Ratchet?" Nova asked kneeling down to the 4 year old. "Yep, Grandpa is nice" Silver said and they headed out in Nova's car. Lennox followed in Iron-hide and they headed out for the cargo plane that was waiting on the tarmac.
In the plane
Nova and Hide were strapped down and Silver transformed into her laptop form to power down. Nova rested her holoform hand on the top with the Autobot logo on it and smiled. "She's gonna need a new form soon. She's getting too big for this one." Nova said and hide grunted through the comm-link.
"Don't be in such a hurry for her to grow up. You'll miss these moments. Anyways, Ratchet sent me a frame possibility but I don't think you'll like it"
"I can handle it. Send it to the on-board screen" Nova said and saw 3 forms pop up on the screen where the GPS was supposed to be.
The picture was of a large toy car in black and yellow with black paint and yellow stripes going across the top. "So what you're telling me that he wants her to look just like Bee? That's hilarious" she said and Hide chuckled. "That's the best one he could find. She could learn how to drive it while you're at the farm." Hide suggested and she groaned. "Just what I need, my daughter driving at 4" Nova said. "I thought she was 3?" Hide asked. "No, she turned 4 a few months ago. It was before I got that time of R&R" Nova said and the light on the laptop flickered. "I have to stop talking. She's a very light sleeper" Nova said and the car powered down for the trip to the Lennox farm.
Sorry about not updating for a while. It's been a really crazy few months, and I was seriously stressed out. Thanks for the great feedback on the stories, and I am really sorry about not updating my stories as much I can. The harry potter story I might put on hold until I can work on it more than a few minutes. By the way, I am working on the next chapter in Winx Prime, so look out for it.
THANKS FOR READING! I'll have the first chapter of "Nova Prime and The Dark Side" up in a few days hopefully.
Keep reading and God Bless!