The Girl With Wings

Chapter 15 ✔️

Last Edited: June 18, 2019

Ratchet

"Optimus? May I have a word?"

The large mech turned with concern in his eyes. "Is it bad, old friend?" He questioned. I nodded grimly. Nearly three weeks had passed since Hope's arrival. During this time, my mind went to why the Decepticons and M.E.C.H wanted the sparkling.

Though neither had made any move to take her, I had known the time would come shortly. Every day, I'd take a scan of her without her knowing and analyzed the data. They want her for some reason, but why?

So I had run some tests.

"Where is Hope?" Optimus asked, obviously not wanting her to overhear any information she may not like.

"With Wheeljack. They went flying again." I replied.

Then I pulled up my work, showing Hope's DNA structure and a few other points I needed to share with him.

"The way her DNA is placed, it seems as though she has been," I tried to find the right words, "tampered with."

Optimus's optics grew wide.

"As in-"

"Experimented on. I don't know the details, and apparently, neither does she. Pieces of normal DNA that should be in its place has been replaced with avian DNA and...CNA."

Optimus shook his helm, probably trying to grasp the information I'd just given him into his processor.

"Do you think she remembers anything about her past? Or has she been keeping it from us like the other secrets?" I shrugged and vented as I stared up at my scan results.

"Perhaps we should ask?"

"No. I do not wish for her to relive something she does not wish to. For now, she is happy with us and her guardian. Unless absolutely necessary, we do not tell her."

"Tell who what?" I jumped and spun around to find Wheeljack leaning against the wall, watching me and Optimus closely.

I huffed and forced myself not to roll my optics. He was never around until we wanted him away.

"What aren't you going to tell Hope?" Wheeljack asked again.

"It seems that Hope may have been experimented on. Has she given you information of any past experiences like that?" I questioned him. He shook his helm, completely serious. You could see the pain flash through his optics.

"She has told me of past experiences with her previous caretaker, but nothing of being experimented on. Do you think M.E.C.H has anything to do with it?" He walked over, narrowed optics inspecting the screen that held all of Hope's information from her scans. I shook my helm.

"It could be. Maybe even the Decepticons. Where is Hope?"

Wheeljack vented, crossing one leg over the other as he once again leaned against the wall closest to him.

"She's with Miko and Bulkhead. She wanted to watch a movie. But you are the one who called me back to base." he said, turning to Optimus, "So I left her with Bulkhead. Is this what you wanted to tell me about?" he asked.