Megatron's twin

74: Overdue Visit

I woke up to find Egg jumping on me.

Finally, I thought you went into a coma again. Egg said and got off, Are you going to hide the other eggs? She asked and nodded her helm to the drawer.

"Maybe later, I'm going to pay the Autobots a visit." I told her, "Want to come?" I asked.

I gotta look after my eggs. Egg said, I expect you to back before dark. She added and snuck back into her nest, the door swinging shut.

"Ok." I can't believe a CyberChicken was ordering me around. I walked out and tried to find Megatron (I wanted to let him know I was going for a 'fly').

Then my com went off, of course I couldn't pick up. So I waited once it got to voice mail.

Optimus, again.

"I'm calling because I care and am worried, so could you please show some empathy and call me back?" He sounded tired and defeated. And perhaps a little pissed.

He better not be mad once I show up. I wasn't watching where I was going so I almost ran into Megatron.

"Oh hi, was looking for you. Can I go for a fly?" I asked.

"You only just got out of the medbay." He pointed out as if I were an idiot. I'm not.

"Yup, can I go for a fly?" I asked again, swinging may arms back and forth impatiently.

He rolled his optics, "Fine." Then he did a double take, "Why are you asking for permission?" He asked.

"Don't want to piss you off." I told him and headed off.

I made it to the flight deck, strangely, Predaking wasn't there.

I flew off, appreciating the fact that my faceplate was kind of fixed. It took some effort to orientate myself but I got on course quickly.

I even had some fighter planes follow me but they soon left, I found their base and landed. The sun was low, I must have recharged for a long while.

I walked into the hanger, Ratchet was at a Monitor and Alpha Trion was recharging.

"Where is everyone?" I asked him as I walked in.

Ratchet turned, utterly vivid. "You!" He hissed and grabbed a wrench.

"Yes?" I asked, eyeing the wrench.

"Two weeks? And now you show up?" He threw the wrench, I ducked under, barely avoiding it. Alphy was waking up.

"I was in a coma!" I argued, Ratchet sneered as he reached for another wrench.

"Why didn't you tell us?" He asked lowly tightening his grip on the wrench.

"I was in a coma?" I questioned, I can't call if I'm half offline. "And my com still doesn't work." I added and crossed my arms, Trion watched in amusement, a small grin on his faceplate.

"Hmpf." Ratchet huffed and lowered the wrench.

"Egg is very happy, by the way." I told him.

"Good." He turned back to the console in a huff.

I waited patently.

"Optimus is in his berth room." Alpha Trion said, answering my unasked question.

"Thank you." I said with a nod and strutted off confidently. Then I paused once I got to his door. Knock or barge in?

I threw the door open dramatically with a slam, Optimus jumped of his berth and fumbled to catch a data pad. "Hello!" I greeted, trying to fake confidence.

He stared at me then gently put the data pad on the berth, it looked like he was trying his best not to slam it down.

"Three weeks..." He started.

"Two and a half." I corrected.

He looked like he was about to yell at me.

"I have a legitimate reason! I was in a coma." I explained.

Optimus took in a vent and let one back out, "When did you wake up?" He asked.

"This morning, but my com still doesn't work." I told him.

"Oh, apologies." He muttered and sat down, I walked over and sat down beside him. "You're better now?" He asked, seeming still trying to calm down.

"Yup."

"How did you end up in a coma?" He asked.

"Had a sip of nightmare fuel." I told him and recoiled under his disappointed glare. "I regret it now." I added.

He nodded, "Sure." He said disbelievingly.

I rolled my optics. "Do you regret tearing Megatron's arm of?" I asked, he stiffened and slowly nodded.

"Good."

"I missed you." He mumbled as if hoping I wouldn't hear.

"That's nice." I said and added, "Hey! That means you've formed emotional attachment to me!" I elbowed him in the side.

He opened his intake to say something but slid his mouth plate over as a blush formed. I snorted, "The feeling's mutual." I told him.

Then I had to hide my blush.

"You know, Ratchet almost killed me when I came in." I told him.

"He did?" Optimus blinked, "That's not good." Then he paused. "You drove over a human!" He was angry again.

"That was Megatron." I told him. "And I told him not to do it again." I added.

Optimus got up and turned to leave.

"I'm sorry!" I got up and hugged his back. "I'll drive next time." I promised.

"That's not much better." Optimus frowned.

"Then maybe you drive?" I suggested.

He shrugged and walked off, with me still clinging to his back. "You're making it hard to walk." He grumbled.

So I used my limited strength to pick him up.

"Put me down." Optimus said blandly, his peds were barely of the ground.

Then I collapsed under his weight, we both fell to the ground with a big crash. "I'm not that heavy." Optimus complained as he got off me.

Then we both spotted Ultra Magnus staring at us with a questioning gaze. Optimus slowly helped me up. "So... Long time no see?" I asked Magnus.

He awkwardly nodded and left.

I turned back to Optimus, "And yet, you are heavy." I told him, he opened his intake to speak but I cut him off. "You are a fat truck, I am a jet. Fat trucks are heavier than jets." I explained.

He stared at me then started walking off, I followed.

"Now Ultra Magnus thinks I've lost it." Optimus mumbled as I trailed him like a loyal dog.

"No, he thinks I lost it." I told him.

"Everyone thinks that."

"Do you?"

"I think, it's a unique trait." Optimus said.

"Well, what you think is what matters." I told him.

"Then don't drive over humans." He said.