Are we so different?

chapter 7

Chapter Seven

I found my way down off the platform and realized I was in S-7 HQ once again. I decided to see if Ratchet and Optimus were awake. I could hear Cybertronian feet coming my way. I looked up to see Optimus. "You called for me?" he asked.

"Not intentionally," I said. "But since you're here I do need to talk to you. Is there somewhere private we could talk?" I asked looking up at him.

"Back where you were resting," Optimus said lowering his hand so I could get on. I climbed on grabbing onto his fingers so I wouldn't fall. I kept one arm around one of his fingers as he stood up. Within moments we were back in the room I had been sleeping in. He set me gently down on the bed, "Now what is it that you wish to speak to me about?" I proceeded to tell Optimus about my dream, everything from the Primes, Sam and I now being the Allspark, what the Primes had told me about how I couldn't prevent it, but I could change the ending, to his death at Megatron's hands. By the time I reached the end where I was talking about his death, I was sobbing.

Optimus put his hand on my back and gently rubbed. I held his thumb which was resting on my shoulder. I needed something to hold me in reality. "Easy," Optimus said trying to comfort me. "I don't know when that day will come, but make the most of the time that is left." I nodded. That night I slept on Optimus's shoulder. I woke the next morning in the cab of a truck. At first, I was confused, I sat up looking around. Suddenly the radio came on, "Morning Allison, you feeling any better?" I then realized I was in Optimus's alt mode.

"As far as pain goes yes, but not about my dream. I have a feeling it's going to haunt me for a long time," I slid out of his alt mode so I could stretch. I was only a few inches from him as he transformed.

"Allison move!" Lennox said running toward me.

"I'm fine," I replied.

"Move!" he said grabbing my wrist and trying to pull me out of the way. I wouldn't move and I did several self-defense moves to get him off of me.

"Get...your...hands...off...me," I snarled. I didn't like being touched, especially by people I didn't know very well. After what my father did to me, I wasn't sure if I would ever be able to have a relationship with another human being.

"I won't hurt her," Optimus said finally done transforming. I started to climb up his leg to get out of everyone's reach. I got stuck at his knee though. My hips and knees locking up. I gasped in pain still trying to climb up to his shoulder. Optimus offered me his hand and I let go of his knee and fell into his hand. "What's wrong Allison?"

"My knees and hips, I can't move them," I said glad to be out of reach of the humans here. We headed for the room I had spent part of the night in last night. Optimus called for Ratchet using the Commlink. When we reached the room Ratchet was already there.

"What's wrong youngling?" Ratchet asked holding out his hand for me to get on. I hesitated for only a moment before climbing on.

"My knees and hips aren't working the way they should," I said as he scanned me.

"What's wrong darlin'?" Jazz asked.

"Joint issues," I replied.

"Optimus told us that you and Sam are now the Allspark. What do you plan on doing?" Ironhide asked.

I sighed, I hadn't expected Optimus to keep that fact from the others, they would find out sooner or later. "I'm going to live my life and I want all of you to be part of it." They started speaking their native language. One of them tried to make a joke out of what the other had said and I started laughing. I thought it was quite funny. They all stopped talking and looked at me.