Hidden Spark on Earth (TFP)

Chapter 6

Saphira laid on the couch frowning at the floor. She didn't know how she should feel at the moment. She knew that the autobots and the kids would find out what she has been through, though she didn't think they would notice her injuries this soon. She had wanted the autobots to just thing the bruises were marks that were easily able to be washed off. Now that Jack told them what they actually were, she hoped they would not actively pry into her business about it. She had a feeling that they will. Optimus definitely will.

Speaking of the commander, she heard the door opening and the heavy footsteps of the massive autobot walk in slowly. She made no attempt to look at him properly other than a slight side eye to see which autobot was there. However, she was slowly being able to pick up each bot simply by listening to their footsteps.

"Saphira." She doesn't even flinch when Optimus addresses her. She hears him drop down on one knee, leaning down close to speak to her. "Can we please talk?"

"I believe I said I wanted to be alone," Saphira responded bluntly, sniffling slightly as she had been crying for the past hour.

"You have been given ample time to yourself, but now it is time to talk. What happened to you?" She groaned a little, not wanting to speak of it. "Please, can you tell me?"

She looked up at him with a glare, her eyes were red and puffy, making the bot flinch slightly at seeing her eyes. "What good would it do? You can't do anything."

"Talking to someone about it does many things, Saphira. I may not be able to heal your injuries, but I can be your ear to talk to." She rolled her eyes, looking back down at the floor, letting a couple tears fall from her eyes. "I do not understand your reluctance, Saphira. We are not going to turn you away."

"I don't want to talk about it...can you please leave me alone?" Saphira moved her arms over face to hide it from him. "I promise I won't cause any further trouble."

"Trouble? What trouble have you cause?" Optimus asked in a confused tone. "You have done nothing to cause trouble, Saphira. We are getting used to having humans around. And I will admit, we are realizing we need to be careful with the children as it seems that some of them are not fully aware of the dangers we face."

"By some, you mean Miko," Saphira grumbled into her arms.

Optimus exhaled loudly, his eyes glanced at her stomach and he reached down slowly. "Yet it seems you hold a maturity far beyond your own age. Maybe it has happened because of experiences human children should not have experienced."

Saphira didn't respond. However, she felt Optimus's fingers gently grab the bottom of her shirt, making her yelp in surprise and pull away, only to fall and land on her back from the couch. "Owww...Optimus!" She glared at him before gasping and pulling her shirt down. "Can you not do that again?"

"I am sorry for startling you. You should know I am deeply trouble by your injuries, and the fact they could have been inflicted by another human...I don't understand it at all." Saphira sighed and pulled herself up onto the couch, sitting on it and keeping a tight grip on her shirt. "It seems cruelty is not limited to decepticons."

"Definitely not."

Optimus stared at Saphira silently for a few minutes, making it awkward for her before he spoke. "I will take you to your job on Monday. I am pleased you are still determined to work." She smiled slightly at Optimus when he said that. "If I am unable to do so, I will have another bot take you. Most likely Arcee."

"But, Arcee is guarding Jack," Saphira said with a frown.

"Jack has chosen to leave. He has been shaken by what he witnessed out in the field, and has decided he does not want to put himself in danger. Even though that was never our intent." She widened her eyes at Optimus, she had not expected Jack to leave. "He told us to keep a close eye on you. He seems to have an idea of what you're going through."