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Alc: Hello loyal fans! gets glares from people who want her to update her stories Eh heh heh. . .yeah. . .um I have school so my time is kinda cut down. But I'm trying to get the chapters out. I have the last chapter to "A Bot and a Girl" written I just have to put the stuff in between where I'm at now and then.
Don: When is this fic supposed to take place anyways?
Carl: Yeah. . .and are we in it!
Alc: OF COURSE YOU GUYS ARE IN IT! You two are two of my fav TF's you know.
Carl: YAY! eats some chips
Alc: Right. . . . .anyway, to answer Don's question this takes place after the end of "New Beginnings", and yes I know I still need to finish that but this fic was inspired after I read Cobalt Pop Maxwell's (wonderful and great author by the way..go read her fics. . . . . . .NOW. . . . . .please?) "Airplane Coffee", "The Legs Have A Mind of Their Own", and "The Power of Super Glue." This takes place just before Energon if you wanted to know. . .and is a prequel, I guess you'd call it that, or maybe sorta a sneak peak type of thing. . .anyways, and it's a prequel to the continuation of "New Beginnings". . . .which doesn't have a name yet. Anyways, I hope you'll review and read this!
That's what I thought. . . . . . . .anyways, this'll also be my disclaimer. . . .I own nothing. . . . . .oh and I don't own the poem at the beginning titled "A Choice of Weapons." I don't remember who wrote that but I saw it in my English book and read it and thought it was kinda cool so I copied it down. . . .anyways enjoy the fic!
Sticks and stones are hard on bones.
Aimed with angry art,
Words can sting like anything.
But silence breaks the heart.
"How long has it been?" Carl thought as he put the last of the documents he had been working on in their right place. "How long has it been since we left, such a long time ago?"
Flashback
"DON'T GO! YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE TO GO! DON'T LEAVE ME HERE ALONE! DO YOU HEAR ME? IF YOU LEAVE I WON'T TALK TO ANY OF YOU EVER AGAIN!" yelled Areia as she pounded on Carl and Don's chests crying.
They were leaving for Cybertron. They hadn't even thought about going "home." Their home was on the Earth. . . .but Optimus and Jetfire had practically kidnapped them. They didn't want to go to didn't want to leave the Earth, it's beauty, grace, life, people, it's skies. . . . . . . . .and the one person they cared most about lived there.
"Areia. . ." they whispered as they looked down into her glowing gray eyes.
"Areia. . . .we were ORDERED to go! We, we don't want to but. . . . .Optimus is making us." Said Carl as he wiped the tears from her eyes and hugged her. This wasn't the bear hug she was used to from him. . .this hug was gentle and full of emotions, emotions like comfort, love, and. . .fear? Carl let go of Areia and stepped back a bit so that Don could talk to her. He knew. . . .well they all THREE knew about their feelings for each other.
"Heck," thought Carl. "I thought that it was like brotherly love I had for her. . .but I realized that it was a lot more than that. . . .and so did Don. And I think in the end Areia did to. . . .but. . . . . . . .Grrrr, Optimus is making us LEAVE! Why? I don't see the point. . .sure we wanna help the Autobots, but for CYBERTRON'S SAKE WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE OUR HOME!" He looked at the other kids to see how they were taking their best friends leaving.
They were all pretty much in tears. And Carl noticed, though just barely because she was hiding it, that Alexis was looking at her necklace again. . .and a lone tear slid down her cheek as she smiled softly and looked up at the sky.
Don said something to Areia ,which Carl couldn't really understand because he was speaking so softly, and then hugged her much like he had done. The others, Autobots and kids alike, said their goodbyes and stepped through the portal the Autobots had set up which would lead to Cybertron. Don and Carl had transformed and were the last ones to go through the portal. Before they did they looked back and waved.
"DON'T YOU GUYS WORRY!" they both shouted then looked at each other and smiled. "WE'LL BE BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, WE'LL FORCE OPTIMUS TO LET US COME BACK IF WE HAVE TO!" Then the two human Decepticons stepped through the portal. And that was the last time anyone had really seen or heard from Areia again.
End Flashback
Carl shook his head.
"I just really can't believe it. . . .it's really been four years since we left. Where has the time gone?" He picked up his jacket and rubbed his arms where the Autobot insignia had been crudely cut into his shoulders. Then he put on his jacket and closed the door with a soft click. He walked down the hall to the gate room. . .where the transformers were assembling to go to the Earth.
Don was walking aimlessly through the park looking at the sidewalk more than the beauty and activity around him. He had let his reddish-brown hair grow a little longer than it used to be. It was no where near Carl's hair's length, Carl's hair had grown a little past his shoulders. . . .not so long that he looked like a girl or anything. . . .but longer than it used to be.
Some cherry blossoms blew down from the trees and one got entangled in his bangs. Don stopped and picked it out of his bangs that were always in his eyes. The lone cherry blossom rested in the palm of his hand and Don looked at it in wonder. . .like a child that looks at its first bubble.
"I can't believe I'd forgotten how beautiful the Earth is." He whispered quietly to himself as he let go of the flower and watched it drift on the breeze. He saw some young children trying to catch the blossoms and smiled.
He stuck his hands in his jeans pockets and started walking down the path again. This time he was looking at everything around him and not at his feet. He and Carl still didn't remember anything from their pasts when they served under Megatron. . .but they didn't were pretty much happy with what life was like now.
"Except, " Don muttered to himself. "We'd all like to see Areia again. She kept her word though. . . .she always did. . .and no one's heard from her since. . . .of course Billy and Fred sorta disappeared too. . . .who knows what's going on anymore." He stopped and turned his head to a woman handing out flyers.
"INVITATIONS. . .GET YER INVITATIONS HERE! HUMANS AND TRANSFORMERS ALIKE ARE WELCOME!"
Don stared in shock. Then he calmed down as he remembered that humans knew about Transformers now. . .a treaty had been set up with them. He and Carl had been two of the ones at the ceremony when it was signed. . .but he hadn't heard very much about it since then.
"Excuse me? Can I have one of those please?" He asked as the woman handed him one.
"Sure thing. . .oh and you can bring as many friends as ya like! There'll be plenty of food and drink and a local band is gonna be playin' there. Don't forget it's tonight!" The woman said as she watched Don walk away.
Don smiled. "And I know just the people to bring too." He thought as he turned and walked towards the path that led to Ocean City so that he could get ready for later tonight.
"Come on guys we need a break and this event is perfect!" said Carl, Don, and Sideswipe as they asked Rad, Alexis, Carlos, Optimus, Hotshot, and Jetfire to go with them to the party.
"Well. . .yes we all could use a break." Thought Optimus out loud as the three convinced him. "All right, let's go!" he said as he smiled.
"Great now, there's just one problem." said Carl as the others looked at him.
Alexis looked puzzled.
"What's that?" she asked.
Carl smiled and rubbed the back of his head.
"Well. . .Don and I have to find something nice to wear now." He said as he laughed and the others sighed.
"Fine. . .I'll help you guys find something suitable to wear. . .now come on lets go look!" said Alexis as she grabbed the two guys hands and led them to their room.
"Um is that a good thing?" asked Don as Carl shook his head.
"I'm not really sure Don. . .I'm not really sure."
Later on, Don had fallen asleep in the couch in his and Carl's room while his clothes that Alexis had picked out for him and Carl sat on the bed.
Carl walked out of the bathroom from taking a shower and got dressed in his clothes. A pair of black dress pants, a bluish gray muscle shirt, and a dark blue button-up T-shirt unbuttoned over that. After he got dressed he looked at Don.
"Hmmmmm. . .heh heh, I know just the prank to play on good old Demolisher." Carl said to himself as he went to go get some neon pink tempera paint.
About an hour later Don woke up on the couch and stretched. The got up and scratched his that it felt a little weird. He displaced the fact and just assumed it was because he needed a shower. He walked by the full-length mirror and did a double take. Everywhere in the base the only thing you could hear echoing off the walls was Don's yell.
"CYCLONUS I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"
After the flyer was beaten almost into a bloody pulp by a neon pink haired Demolisher, Carl told him that it was just tempera paint and that it could be washed out when he took a shower. Don ,however, wasn't so forgiving. Before he went to take a shower to rid himself of pink hair and to get dressed in his clothes he said one thing to Carl.
"I WILL get you back for this Carl. . .trust me. . . .I will."
"Well at least Don no longer has pink hair." Said Carlos as a waitress brought them their drinks and had to have help with the transformers energon.
"Yeah. . .but you have to agree that it was kinda funny seeing Don run into the lounge and asking for Carl. . . . .pink hair and all!" chuckled Rad as he looked around.
The club they were in was pretty spacious. . . .well it had to be considering Tidal Wave could fit in there easily. Rad had noticed that there weren't as many people as he thought there'd be. The place wasn't empty but it wasn't full either. They group of humans and transformers could sit in a corner near the bar in complete comfort and not be bothered. The acts and local artists were pretty good, and right now, everyone was waiting for some person who was a regular here.
The lights suddenly dimmed and a spotlight was put on a stool on the stage. A young woman of about twenty with long brown hair, a green T- shirt, blue jeans, and a pair of sunglasses, came and sat down on the stool and adjusted the microphone to her specifications.
Everyone was clapping and cheering as she sat down. Some of them were shouting "Sing THE song, sing THE song!" The girl on stage cleared her throat and smiled.
"Well it seems I have some fans!" she laughed as she nodded her head to the bass guitarist and piano player on stage, who to the kids and the others looked oddly familiar. A piano solo started sweet and simple, if a little sad. Then the bass guitar picked up a little bit later, all the while the audience around the Autobots was cheering. Then the girl started singing.
"I know that song!" said Don as he sat up suddenly alert. Carl and the others looked at him.
"Yeah I do to but I don't remember where I've heard it before. . ." Said Carl as he looked at Don.
Don shook his head lightly and looked at the girl on stage as she finished the song and everyone, even them, gave her a standing applause.
"That's the song that Areia wrote."
The others stared at him in wonder.
A little bit later as some other artists were on the stage the Autobots were talking about how that girl could possibly know the song she had sang. Suddenly they stopped as a little girl tapped Optimus's foot. He and the others looked down at the girl.
"Uh-Um, could you help me? I can't find my Uncle Fred anywhere." She said as she rubbed the toe of her shoe into the ground. Optimus's optics widened a little at the name but he didn't say anything.
"What does he look like?" asked Carlos as he looked around.
The little girl smiled, "Well he's got short brown hair and dark brown eyes. Oh yeah. . .he's also a bass guitar player. . . .he was the one up there on stage playing earlier if that helps any." She said.
"Oh yeah I remember seeing him! But I'm afraid I don't see him anywhere. Would you like to sit with us until we spot him?" asked Alexis. The little girl smiled and was about to sit next to her when they heard a voice.
"There you are!" They all turned and saw a red headed man jog up to them. "We were worried sick about you Jennifer! But good thing you found these guys because we were fixing to come talk to them anyway." He said as Alexis looked at him.
"Hey I know you! You're the piano player from earlier right?" she said as he nodded his head.
"Yep that's me! Oh and thanks for watching her for me Alexis it was really thoughtful of you." He said as Jennifer ran over to him.
"Uncle Billy! Where's Uncle Fred?" The red haired man laughed as he scooped the little girl up in his arms.
"He'll be here in a little bit don't worry." He smiled and looked at the others. Realization suddenly came to Carlos.
"Billy? Is that really you?" he asked as Billy just laughed.
"Of course it's me Carlos. . .who else would I be?" He said as he put Jennifer down.
"It's just that. . .you, Areia, and Fred sorta disappeared on us. . .we didn't know what happened to you. And we couldn't ever find you guys so I'm just. . .surprised I guess." Said Carlos as the little girl ran to someone coming over to their table where Billy had just sat down in one of the three empty chairs.
Alexis looked a little shocked at someone carrying Jennifer on his shoulders. "That can't be who I think it is. . .can it?" she said as she squinted her eyes.
Billy laughed. "What just cause Fred's not fat anymore you don't think it's him?"
The "not-so-fat-but-not-a-stick" (note: the only way I can describe him really! LOL) Fred came over to the table and set Jennifer on the ground.
"It's definitely been way too long for me since I've seen you guys!" he laughed as the others stared at him. He sat down as the group proceeded to talk about what they'd done over the years.
"Hey Fred, where's Areia. . .she should be done with talking to the manager now shouldn't she?" asked Billy an hour later. Carl almost choked on a slice of pizza and Don almost spit Dr. Pepper on his red button-up T- shirt and black pants Alexis had picked out for him.
"AREIA'S HERE AND YOU DIDN'T TELL US EARLIER!" they shouted as Billy and Fred cowered a little in their seats.
"Well you never asked!" said Fred as he waved his hands in the air. After making sure he hadn't spilt anything on himself, Don got up out of his seat and told Carl he was going to look for Areia.
Don walked all over the club and asked practically everyone he saw whether they had seen Areia or not. After not finding her he went outside to get some fresh air and then he saw the girl that had been singing on stage, except she didn't have her sunglasses on. Don noticed that she bore a striking resemblance to Areia and then it clicked.
"That IS Areia. . .no one else knows that song but her!" he thought as he went and stood next to her. The girl looked at him out of the corner of her eye and smiled.
"I used to look up at those stars every night. . .and wonder if one of them was Cybertron. I used to always ask myself 'What if Carl and Don hate me now because I said I'd never talk to them again?' And then I realized that you missed me just as much as I missed you. . .and I'd wish that you guys would come back. Then a few years ago I met up with Billy and Fred and we share the same apartment now. . .just so that it's easier instead of having two or three separate ones. We play music here every once in a while. Did you know Demolisher, that I made those invitations for a reason? I made them and had a friend hand them out so that you, or one of the others, would see them and come by. We'd heard rumors that you guys had come back. . . .so we set this whole party thing up. . .just to see if you'd come. . . . . . . . . .and well, you did so I'm happy!" She looked at Don as he looked at her.
"I'm happy too Areia. . .we all are. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .especially me and Carl. We did the same thing you did. . .we'd always wonder if you hated us or things like that and then we realized that you missed us as much as we missed you. But I do know one thing now." He said as she blinked up at him.
"What's that Don." She asked.
They heard footsteps behind them and looked to see Carl walk over to them.
"We know that we're never going to leave you again. . . .even if Optimus drags us away we'll find some way of making it back." He said as the three hugged.
