Zara's New Life

Chapter 17: Beautiful Wondering.

I was on top of the hill where mother and I used to spend time together. It gave a good view of the base.

The main part of the base is two different heights. The human half was the hight of one of their homes; single level of course. Whereas the Autobot side of the base is much taller; got to allow Prime to walk around with ease.

Off to the left of the base is another building tall enough for the Autobots to move around freely. That's the Autobot training room. There is a 'hall' connecting it to the main part of the base, though certain part of the walls have sliding doors installed so the humans can move their machines around.

The clang of metal on metal or metal on concrete could be heard from within the training room, along with the occasional faint curse. I chuckled at that. SunStreaker and SideSwipe are sparing in there at the moment.

Behind the training room is the firing range (the humans have one on the right side of the base), which at the moment is being occupied by IronHide and Chormia getting in some target practice.

As for the others, well, Prime is in the computer room, in the main part of the base, with Prowl monitoring Teletran-1.

Elita-1 and Arcee is out on patrol in one half of the city, while RedAlert and HotRod patrol the other half.

Skidz and MudFlap are in the common room chilling out.

BumbleBee is with Sam and most likely Michaela as well.

Ratchet is in the med bay going over supplies. Though there is probably no need considering that the Cons haven't attacked since....well.... the day they off lined mother's pod....

I looked beyond the base, a few miles away where dusts clouds rose up. That's the track. The Autobots use it to hone their diving abilities on all sorts of different surfaces. I sighed, already knowing who was up there, most likely finishing their last lap; SkyWing. She spends most of her spare time up there these days ever since mother fled the base because of that Galloway person.

I looked to the sky. It's hard to believe that it has been two years already.

Even knowing I'm not old enough to start training just yet, I guess you could say I have made my own place amongst the Autobot ranks. A guard dog as the humans would say. Ever since mother left I spent most of my time wondering the base boundaries keeping a look out for mother for when she returns. Prime has taught me what to keep an eye for and what to alert him of.

I watch as Arcee, Elita-1, RedAlert, and HotRod return from their patrol and Chromia, SkyWing, Skidz and Mudflap take over. From what I have heard, it's a half an hour drive to the city from here doing the speed limit. So there is a whole hour where the city is left unguarded. Well, except the part where BumbleBee resides in most of the time, but he can't guard the whole city by himself.

At least Skidz and MudFlap remembered to go this time.

:Aurora to Prime.: I commed as I watch the four who just returned transform and stretch. Must be a pain to stay in ault form for a couple of hours.

:This is Prime. Go ahead Aurora.: Optimus replied.

:Arcee, Elita-1, Hotrod and RedAlert have all returned from patrol. Chromia, SkyWing, Skidz and MudFlap have just left. As scheduled.:

:Skidz and MudFlap too?: Optimus asked shocked.

I chuckle. :Yes even them surprisingly.:

:I guess your message finally got through to them.:

I turn to the forest behind me, marking one of the boundaries of the base as I reply. :Only time will tell grampa-: