A Page's Fate

Training and Care

Elliot POV

Ratchet had to drive several checkpoints in order for us to get inside the NASA's facility. Luckily, we arrived without a problem. Ratchet parked in front of a large white building where two NASA workers were waiting near the entrance.

"This place is huge." I gasped as I looked around in awe.

I look at the side view mirrors and see Sideswipe and Bumblebee sticking close behind us.

Ratchet's holoform suddenly fizzled on the driver's seat, I watched as he adjusted his medical jacket that his form wore. He gave me a quick reassuring smile and unlocked his doors.

We both walked out of the vehicle and walked towards the two men near the entrance.

Sideswipe and Bumblebee's holoforms followed us as well.

As we approached the two men, one of them pulled out their hand for us to shake.

"I'm glad you could make it Ms.Torre. I hope the trip wasn't bad." The man spoke with a smile.

"I'm honored to be here." I replied.

Ratchet walked next to me and shook the man's hand, "Did Lennox's request get to you?" He asked.

The man nodded, "Yes, the boss gave the green light for Ms.Torre to come here as much as she needs. He sends his regards to Optimus as well."

Ratchet then turned to me, "Elliot, these two will be your trainers. They will show you the skills and proper exercises that you will need to learn."

"Okay, so where can we start?" I said, excited to begin, earning a few chuckles from both trainers.

"Now would be a good start, follow us."

We followed both men inside the building. As we walked through the building, I looked around and tried to get familiarized with the area. The entire building was white, the walls were covered in space accomplishments and other stuff such as old news articles that were published as early as 1962. Many were framed and looked like they were well kept. The further we went, the more rooms were labelled as archives and monitor stations. There were several workers walking around, all very occupied in their duties than to acknowledge us.

The two men who guided us then stopped in front of two large doors.

"Behold the gravity room!" One of the men shouted.

They opened the doors to reveal a giant glass looking box that was as long as three busses and tall enough to be exactly three floors. I gulped and turned to the two men.

"Why is it so big?" I asked.

"It's big since we usually train a group of people at a time. Also it helps anyone who is afraid of heights get accustomed. We always train one level at a time until they feel comfortable enough to roam around." He replied, "We sometimes even put obstacles inside, like mechanical pieces from space shuttles in order for them to get a hang of fixing things in zero gravity."

"That's amazing." I awed as I looked back at the giant glass box. I noticed a nearby station where several control panels were at, "And I'm guessing those panels are what controls inside the glass box?" I asked.

Both men nodded.

One of them walked up to the controls, "We use the controls to make sure we monitor the people inside the glass box. It's not exactly an anti-gravity chamber, but it does recreate the weightless, or microgravity, conditions of orbit. It also allows us to monitor the heart rates in case someone gets into a panic attack and we can shut off the machine before an accident happens."