《(Old) The Time of Night is Midnight》Chapter 12
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Pumping my wings to keep myself air born and staying parallel with the hanger walls, I fly around and around and around the berthroom of Sideswipe and Sunstreaker. There hasn't been anything to do for the past two days and the dust with these two have settled down. Ducking out of the way of objects in my way, I finally land with my head spinning.
My legs couldn't hold my body as my mind kept pulling me to the left. I put out my hands to catch me before my head could the ground and giggled almost silently to myself.
Sideswipe must have heard my giggles and seen me on the floor because he raised his frame off his berth. He wheeled himself over to me and kneeled down next to me.
"You alright?" he questioned and gently placed his metal digit on the middle of my back. The muscles in my entire body tense from the sudden touch. A couple seconds later they relaxed again after knowing he won't hurt me.
Nodding my head but regretting the same second, I stay in this position for awhile longer until the dizziness went away. Bull's-eye rubbed in between my wings gently and it felt amazing and a light purr begun in my throat. He stopped for a moment in surprise then continues to rub the length of my back, from neck, in between my wings, and down to the top of my tail.
The dizziness left my head and I decided it was time for me to get before something embarrassing happens from the pleasure Sideswipe is creating. My wing stretches out to push his digit out of the way so I could stand back up. Placing my feet down from my kneed down position, I stand up to my full height and glanced up to the red bot.
Shaking my body like a wet dog, I answer his question in words. "I was flying around in circles for so long and got dizzy. Imagine you driving around in circles really fast and for a few minutes, you would get dizzy to." He nodded and rose off his knees onto his wheeled feet. Taking off once more into the air, I fly up to the rafters and balance my way above where Sunstreaker is drawing on a datapad his size.
My tail wraps tightly around the rafter and I carefully hang myself upside down to watch him. The drawing wasn't close to being done but I could tell it was the water fall we had seen over a week ago. The water was cascading down the rocky cliff with outlines of trees surrounding the waterfall.
Time ticked away quickly and sleep tried to grab me in its tight grasps, I didn't let that happened. I didn't want another nightmare take over and fear to drive me to do something I didn't want to do. My eyes continue to watch the rough draft become an amazing drawing that I could never ever make in my entire life.
"Sunstreaker, I never knew how much of an amazing artist you are. This is most astonishing drawing I have ever been in the presences of," I praised. A blue tint, like a blush, appeared on his metal cheeks and he turned his helm away so I couldn't see it any longer. Did he just blush from my comment? The hot-headed frontliner blushed from me giving him a comment.
Sideswipe wheeled his way over here with a smirk placed on his face; he already knew what is happening and what his twin was feeling. He placed his arm over Sunshine's shoulder and leaned some of weight on his twin. "Awwww, you're embarrassed from her giving you a comment," Sideswipe teased him.
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Sunstreaker didn't like the teasing and pushed his brother off of him and growled a 'shut it' to him. Sunshine picked up his datapad, dropped it not-so-nicely in a drawer, and got off his chair. He marched off to his berth and sat down, glaring at Bull's-eye over. I knew it was all fun and games with this fight but I felt kind of bad for embarrassing the yellow frontliner.
Silence took over the hanger except the sound of Sunstreaker's fans whirling to cool hitting up frame. I made sure to pay attention Ratchet during the crash course of learning everything Cybertronian, even about the two being spark spilt twins. If one dies, the other will soon follow them.
It wasn't smart to continue to mess with the already pissed off bot and I decided to apologize later. Not-so gracefully climbed back on to the top of the rafters and carefully hop over to where Sideswipe is on his berth. I drop down on his berth and fly back up into the air to land on his shoulder. He glances at me to see what I am doing before getting off his berth.
He calls out to his twin, "Sunny come on, let's go for a drive to get all of your pent up anger out." Sunstreaker glances over in our direction and thought about it for a few seconds. He rises off his berth and follows us out of their hanger door.
Bull's-eye shoos me off of his shoulder and transforms into his sleek alt. mode. He opens his passenger door for me to hop in and I hesitantly clamber inside of his alt. mode. It was slightly uncomfortable for my wings to be held at an angle and there wasn't any room in here to stretch them out.
The seatbelt slithers over my chest and clicks into place to keep me from sliding too much when they decide to take a corner too fast. "Any place you would like to visit Night?" he questioned while starting his way to the main gate with his twin in tow.
With his holoform not activated, there wasn't anyone to look at inside his alt. mode. I turned my gaze to his dashboard and glared at him for calling me the 'Night'. "Don't call me Night, my name is Midnight," I growl for him to learn the lesson. The seatbelt around tighten like a hug.
"Don't be like Sunny! Why not? It's cute and adorable like you are," he baby talked me. Hissing under my breath and regretting my decision of coming with the two (Sunstreaker would most likely be silent unlike his idiot twin), I cross my arms over my chest and gaze out the window to watch the trees slowly go by. A blush covered my checks from him calling me cute and adorable; I'm not use to that type of affection. We are on the long dirt path that leads up to the main base gate.
The ass and back warmers turned on and felt amazing against my cool scales; the temperature outside is dropping drastically and is biting ay my scales. Releasing a soft purr in the back of my throat, I relax my tense muscles against the warm seat. "Note to self: use seat warmers to calm down Night." He spoke his note to self out loud for me to hear (I didn't know if he did it on purpose or accidently) and I kick his dashboard in retaliation for saying that and calling me 'Night' again.
Sideswipe grumbles under his breath, too low and grumbly for me to hear, about something, most likely about me. Stilling pressing my body against the warm seat, I change my gaze to look at the trees whizzing by. We had finally past the second gate and onto the road to take wherever they are taking me.
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His deep rumble of his engine and the noise of his tires on the road was the only sound that could be inside of his alt. mode. After our playful bickering, he kept quiet or he wasn't talking to me, might be speaking over his twin to talk to Sunstreaker. It felt odd not to be talking with one of them; his twin sometimes while talk to me, not in the nicest of words.
On the way down the mountain, we past Crystal Falls and some snow was still there. Thinking up an idea that might get me in big trouble with these two, I control the snow to follow me, making sure to keep it out of sight. If they do see it, my plan will be ruined and they'll still get back at me.
After some time and finally being on the flatter part of the area, Sideswipe spoke up. "You didn't answer my question from before; any where you would like to go?" I haven't been this far out from the base and haven't been up in this area before so it was all new to me. One place I think that is nearby is the Columbia River.
"What about the Columbia River? I haven't been this far out from the base or at least in this area," I answered. Maybe I'll show them something about me to them and hunt a few fish to eat as my last dinner was multiple days away.
"You want to see the Columbia River? What's special about that?" he threw back. He disrespected my decision even though he was the one that ask me. I wasn't going to tell him about the secret because it was going to be a surprise and I was still unsure whether or not to show them.
Nodding my head to answer his question, I retaliated. "You are the one who asked me where I would like to go and I choose one." He gave me a 'true, true' before finally shutting up about it. The ride fell back into quietness and this time I welcomed it with open arms. He ruffled my scales and caused a small burst of anger to spark inside of me in reaction.
Their wheels rolled on to the dirt and they come to a stop a few feet in front of the water. Stepping out of the sleek Lamborghini, I take in a breath of the smell of fish and other animals that roam the area. The sound of the two transforming caught my attention and my eyes stared over them to watch their final part of the transformation, their transformation is beautiful and amazing at the time.
Snapping myself out of my staring faze and feeling a bit embarrassed from staring at them, my feet carry me over the edge of the water. Darkness had already taken over the light and the stars shone brightly from the lack light pollution. Wading into the water until it was to my knees, I turn to face the two giant bots standing at the side lines. "Come on in, the water is fine." I knew Sunstreaker wasn't going to get in the dirty water and risk his paint getting damage but he his brother might want to come in.
Bull's-eye shrugged his shoulders and waded into the water with me until he was next to me. The water almost covered the top of his wheels but didn't quite make it. Not caring if my clothes get wet, I dive into the frigid water and let it glide over my scales. My bioluminescent patches of scales light up to light a path for me to swim.
The Columbia River isn't as swift like it is during the summer but still had enough power to have underwater currents and attempt to drag me under. An underwater current did just that and my head went under the surface.
Instead of freaking out like a normal human would, I suck water into my mouth and push it out of the gills on the side of my neck. My gills are like fishes and I use them to grab the oxygen in the water to help me to 'breath'.
Whatever current had me finally let me go after a few seconds and I resurface to grab the fresh oxygen in the air. I saw Sideswipe with his headlights on looking for me in the water. Diving back under the surface, I swam all the way back to him and got where my clawed feet could be underneath me and touching the rocks below.
Sideswipe saw me from my bioluminescent scales and immediately scoped me out of the water. He holds me close to his face plates while his eyes scan me over for any injuries. The same tingling when Ratchet scans me could be felt throughout my entire body.
Not liking the way he is holding me, I wiggle for him to let go of me. "No! I'm not letting you go. You got swept by the current and could have drowned." Rolling my eyes at him and stopping my wiggling, I turn my head to the side and run my hand up my neck. By doing this action, he could see the gills on the side of my neck.
"You have gills on your neck. I though the aquatic scaly things in the river only have that?" he acted like a confused little puppy. Swinging my body to be able to wrap my tail around a part of his armor, I hoist myself up on top of his arm after he finally lets go.
"Yeah, remember I'm not a normal human by appearance by any means. You should know this by now," I told him. I can't believe he isn't freaking out about the bioluminescent scal- I have spoken too early. He gasps finally noticing parts of my body are glowing at a blue hue (I change the color to whatever I want but blue is the default color) and grabbed the back of my shirt again to look over me.
"Whoa, I never knew you could do that!" his voice is filled with astonishment and he continued to hold me like a prize on display. He turns towards Sunstreaker and holds me out to him. "Look Sunny, she glows like those stingy stringy things in the water." His twin didn't look as impress as Sideswipe did but his optics held hints of curiosity and the same astonishment as Bull's-eye.
Sunstreaker waved his servo like he was waving off the sentence and turned away from us. "We should get going soon before the higher-ups start to wonder where we are." Before Sideswipe could answer his twin, I slip out of the hold and drop back into the water.
Swimming as fast as my wings and webbed hands could take me, I dive deeper in the water to find a fish to catch. It's the best time to fish when they are going back to their 'homes' to sleep and a lot of them could be seen on the river floor. Giving myself quick bursts of energy to catch a catfish and four walleyes, I surface once again to see Sideswipe searching the water around him again.
During my hunt to find food, I had accidently swam over to the middle of the river and was being swept down the river. Going underneath the surface once more, I use my wings) my hands and tail are full holding the fish) to go back to where Sideswipe was.
Out of nowhere, something scopes me out of the water and a bright light was shone in my face. Thinking they had somehow bypass Sideswipe and Sunstreaker and found me swimming the water, I release the two fish in my hands and clawed whatever had. My claws made contact with something metal and warm; my eyes caught sight of Bull's-eye standing in the water, holding me in his servo.
Calming myself down quickly, I shyly wave my hand from the embarrassment of defending myself from something that isn't a threat. He tilts his head to the left with a questioning expression. "Are you okay Night?" Nodding my head to answer his question, he goes onto dry land and sets me down carefully. "Are you sure?" he pressed.
Once again, I nod my head and took off into the air. "Let's head back, I went out to grab some fish for me to eat," I offered while turning away from the two and going high in the air in the direction of the base. They won't want me inside of their alt. mode with me being soaked and holding slimy fish. Fuck! During my escape from nothing dangerous, I had lost two of the walleye. Gladly one of my hands wasn't holding the catfish; they are my favorite kind fish to eat.
After reaching the base, I eat my fish quickly to regain my strength and headed to bed. Ratchet had already picked up his area and gone to bed. To me sleep wasn't welcomed at all but it still grabbed and held me there until morning.
Something gently poked my left side and caused me to wake up with a fright. It could have been an intruder wanting to hurt me but the scent of the being told me it Ratchet. Opening my eyes to be greeted by the morning sun and Ratchet standing in front of me. "Get up; I need to check your cast." A joyful expression passed over my face, hopeful for it maybe being taken off this time, and I stood up to stretch out all my limbs.
Ratchet stretches out his servo for me to step on and I do. He takes me over to a table or his patients and does a scan of my arm, it tingled a lot. A shocked expression settles over his face and he glances up to look me in the eye. "Your arm has fully healed in half the time it would take for a human." I shrug my shoulders to show it wasn't unusual for my healing abilities to work fast then any human; it helped me be able to get back out on the job.
"Yep, that's not unusual. Remember, not fully human here. It shouldn't be so surprising by now," I didn't mean for it to come out so harsh like it but he still hasn't learned from the long time I have been here.
He nods his head to agree with me, "That means you no longer need the cast." Answering him with an 'okay', his finger changes to a mini saw and motions for me to hold out my arm to him. Like work of an artist, he gently holds my arm in between his digits and cuts off the cast. The moment it fell off, it was one of the best moments in my life; I was to reach an itch that was there almost the entire time.
Later in the day of resting in the Med. Bay, the loud alarms of a Decepticon popping up rang throughout the base. Scrambling to get on my feet and racing out the window next to me, I fly towards where everyone is running to.
The Main Hanger was filled to the brim with humans as the bots are forced to stand outside. William and his right hand man, Epps/Baldy Brownie, are yelling out orders to get the plane ready up and running and who is going and who isn't going. The humans who already got their orders are rushing the runway where a plane is ready to take them.
William glanced at me and nodded, silently telling me to go with them. Not listening to anymore yelling from Mister Hissy Bossy Human and Baldy Brownie, I fly after the large group of humans going on their own plane. Another one waits to taxi to the only runway, this one much bigger to hold the heavy Cybertronians and the left over humans.
Being inside the, in my opinion, tiny plane didn't help the fear of being trapped in small places. The plane ride to wherever we are going wasn't longer than thirty minutes gladly.
The humans grab their parachute so when they jump out they don't go splat on the ground below. The ramp lowers to leave a gaping hole in the back and the humans being to hop out of the plane. Once the last human jumped out, I followed with them and diving rapidly to the ground. My eyes caught sight of the other plane dropping their load and my eyes locked onto the yellow frontliner. He gave the smallest of nods before gazing back down to the ground.
All the later humans already deployed their parachutes and making a slow decent down to the ground. I waited a few moment seconds to drop another hundred or so feet then unfurled my wings to catch the air. Gliding softly to the ground and next to the large group of humans surrounding William, I stay to the back of the group as he discusses the plan.
Sideswipe and Sunstreaker will go in first as a diversion and draw out the four Con signals inside the abandoned factory. My job is to help the Cons pay attention to me so the humans can get the optics of the Cons and have a better chance of surviving the battle.
After being giving my orders, I take off into the air to get an aerial view of the area. It helped me figure out where are the best places to draw the cons to and fly away if needed be.
The Terror Twins take action by rushing inside the deadly silent abandon factory and doing their job. A dark frame of a bot came rushing out of the building to meet us; he didn't move for a couple of seconds and when he did, it was scary. He moved quicker than animal on the planet and knocked a pile of concrete pipes with one of his tendrils onto a group of humans.
Before the concrete pipes could crush any of the humans, I summon a puddle of nearby water to me. Controlling the water to move above the unsuspecting group of soldiers and freeze it to cover them, I lock gazes with the bot. In those two seconds of assessing each other, we both knew enough of each other to take down the other.
Rip off Slender didn't make a move towards me but to Ironhide who was firing up his guns to shoot the Con. Rip Off Slender used his quick abilities to move out of the way of Ironhides blasts and dodge Bluesteak's attempts to damage him.
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