Diary of a spy: Mirage's mission

Chapter 5. I am lost, I can't find my mommy

'Mirage? Have you done your homework?'

Mommy crossed her arms over her chassis and gave me a strict look. 'yeah,' I said. 'So fast?' she asked. I nodded and looked back at my book. 'Show it to me,' she said. I groaned, 'but I did my homeowork,' I complained. 'I want to look over it,' she said. 'Fine...' I slid off the couch and sprinted upstairs. I grabbed my homework and handed it to mommy. 'Come sit here with me,' she said. I watched her while sitting down. 'You see.' She hummed and looked at me again. I grabbed my book and started reading again. 'Hey...'

She rubbed my helm. 'You're doing amazing,' she said. 'I know... I am better than the other sparklings. They're boring and childish,' I sulked. 'Coil, that's a mech you have contact with, right?' I shook my helm. 'He's mean... he's blackmailing other kids,' I said. 'How do you know that for sure?' She asked. 'Because I observed him. He's talking about me behind my back and he does the exact same thing with other sparklings as well.'

'Don't you think you're a little paranoid right now?'

'You don't understand. If you did, you wouldn't have dumped me there,' I muttered. 'I haven't dumped you there. Mirage I love you. You're my only sparkling and I want the best for you,' she said. I looked at her. 'You mean everything to me...' she rubbed my helm before pulling me against her. 'I hate it.'

'Hate is a big word, sweetspark.'
I shrugged and curled up against my mother. She rubbed me. 'I know you don't like it but it's necessary,' she said. 'Yeah, whatever...' She kissed my helm and lifted my chin. 'Shall we bake something for daddy when he comes home?' she asked. I nodded excitedly. I slid off the couch and hobbled after my mother. She grabbed chair for me to stand and started to grab a few things. 'Wash your servo's Mirage,' she said. It's been so long since we did something like this. I love baking and cooking. I am just not as good as mommy.

That evening, daddy returned home. 'Daddy!' I ran up to him, hugging him. 'Guess what, I baked an Energon cake with you,' I chirped. He picked me up, 'I can't wait to taste it,' he said and kissed mommy before sitting down with me on his lap. I held my teddy bear while leaning against his frame.

The next day, I spend my time at school again. I sat on the wall while the other kids were playing. I was kinda bored but I brought something to entertain myself with today. My teddybear. Mommy said I should've left it at home but I wanted to play as well. I sat down and started playing on my own. A shadow fell upon me. 'A teddybear?' Coil snitched it out of my servo's. 'Give that back,' I snapped. 'Come and get it, Mirage,' he mocked and ran off. I looked around, I am not going to chase him but cut him off. As I cut him off, I hid and when he passed, I tackled him to the ground and snitched my teddybear back. 'You are bully,' I snapped, holding my teddybear tightly against my chassis.

Coil got up, pushed me against the fence. He hit me a couple of times and I dropped my teddybear in a dirty pool. He didn't stop hitting me. Angrily, Coil walked off. I started crying and grabbed my teddybear. It was dirty. I hoisted myself up and climbed over to the fence. I am going home. I want my mommy. People passed me, jostling me aside. I reached the road and looked around before crossing. A car shot passed me, nearly hitting me. The honk echoed through my processors. I uttered a scream and sprinted for the other end. I fell on my knees, scratching them.

I thought I was heading into the right direction but I got lost soon enough. I crawled away and curled up. Looking anxiously at the people that passed me. I was so scared. A blue mech walked up to me. 'Hello little one.' He crouched down. 'I won't hurt you.' I looked at him with big eyes. 'My name is Wheeljack... but everyone calls me Que,' he said. 'I am Mirage,' I said quietly. He smiled at me. 'Where's your mother?' he asked. 'I don't know...' I cried. 'Shall we go look for her?' he asked. He offered me his servo and slowly helped me back up on my ped. 'Which direction did you came from?' he asked. I pointed at the street behind us. 'Alright... come on.' He held my servo while leading me through the crowd.

'Why did you ran off?' He asked. 'I hate school... Coil started hitting me and threw my teddybear in a muddy pool,' I sobbed. He picked me up. 'Why did he do that?' He asked. 'Because he's a bully. I was playing with my teddybear and he stole it from me so I cut him off and tackled him. I pointed out he's a bully and he started to beat me. He's bigger than I am.'

'But you're smarter, isn't it?' He asked. 'I don't feel like I am right now,' I said. 'It's gonna be okay.' He walked for a very long time over the streets and I was so tired. I just wanted to see my mommy again. 'Do you recognize anything?' Que asked. I shook my head and sniffed. 'It's going to be alright, I promise,' he said. 'I just want my mommy,' I mumbled. 'We will find your mother,' he said. I leaned into his frame. I was so tired.

Then, I saw something familiar. 'I recognize that sign.' Que walked over to the street I pointed at. 'You are a sweetsparkling... and a smart one,' he said. 'You think?' I asked. He nodded. 'Yeah,' he said. I pointed at the house. 'That's where you live?' he asked to confirm. I nodded and he knocked on the door. My mommy opened the door. 'Mirage!' she shrieked and took me from Quek. 'Mommy, I am tired,' I mumbed and buried my face in her chest. 'What happened?' she asked and looked up at the stranger. 'I found him... lost on the streets,' he said. 'Thank you for bringing my baby home,' she said. 'Of course. He's a sweet one,' Que said. 'Bye, Mirage,' he said rubbed my helm. Mommy took me inside and shut the door.

'What happened Mirage?' she asked, placing me on the couch and inspected my scratches and cuts. I told her everything that had happened. 'It's okay, honey... we can clean up your teddybear,' she said and took it from me. She picked me up and caried me upstairs, giving me a warm bath. 'You are still so cold,' she sighed. She made me a bottle of warm energon and sat back down on the couch, feeding me. I felt my tank warm up instantly. She rocked me a little and sang me a song. She always did that whenever I am upset. As I finished drinking, I snuggled into her with the teddybear she had cleaned up for me and wrapped a blanket around me. I fell asleep in her arms within minutes.