Crystal Clear

Chapter 9 Crystal Bound

The blonde boy pulled his hands away noticing that the girl was frighten and was shacking a bit. He wanted to comfort her but if get got any closer she might run and get lose on the Arc. Tabitha shooted forward to get a better look at the boy she saved, he was completely healed. She breath in and out a got off the cold slab, that was comforting her.

The door of the medbay slide open revealing three men. The men in the middle was the one from the battle she could clearly see him know. He had blue hair and had lightish skin that you can clearly see had scars on it. Instead of the armor he had on before, he wore a red jacket with light blue rectangles other both sides a white shirt and a pare of dog tags. The other one was the one who saved her, he had a red shirt with short sleeves that are a darker red color with a white long sleeved shirt underneath. He had a light medium toned skin also with some scars but not as much as the blue hair man. The third male had dark skin with black hair in dreadlocks tied into a low ponytail in the back. He wore a white shirt with black sleeves and collar with a blue stripe going down the middle and black box with the number 4 on it and two red stripes coming from the box. He also wore a blue visor similar to the one Soundwave was wearing. Optimus, Sideswipe, and Jazz walked to were Bumblebee and Tabitha were.

She was scared when the door opened but when she saw Optimus she ran and hugged him and started to cry. Optimus felt sorry for this girl, he hugged her back and rubbed her head. Everybot in the room was shocked sence the war started Optimus Prime hasn't really been other then a leader and never really comported someone like this before. "I-I-I'm scared" Tabitha whispered into the Prime's shirt "it's going to be alright okay". They let go of the hug.

"Now then I'm Optimus Prime leader of the Autobots" Optimus introduced himself and then gestured to the guy with the dreadlocks "this is Jazz my right hand mech" Optimus introduced Jazz "Hey there Li'l Lady" Jazz said as he messed up Tabitha's hair. She puffed up her cheeks and fixed her hair and then deflated them. "And this is Sideswipe one of our warriors" finally Optimus introduced Sideswipe, he looked at Tabitha with a sober look as if to say sorry to her. "Bumblebee, Blaster needs to see you" the blonde now known to Tabitha has Bumblebee went out of the medbay to go see Blaster.

"W-when can I go home?!" Tabitha asked as she hugged herself "I can go home?! I need to go home!!!!" Fright and uncertainty was embedded in her voice. She started to shack and started to move backwards to the birth she was just on a bit ago. Her heart was racing, beating hard against her chest as she continued to panic. She could go home but at the cost of being a target for the Decepticons for the rest to her waking life. There wasn't an easy way to tell anyone that. How can they tell her that they haven't gotten a plan on how she can be safe with them. They don't even know what the Decepticons are planning on doing next.

Optimus's con buzzed "Optimus come to the lab and bring the girl with you" Rachet said from the other end "okay Rachet will do" the Prime replied. He looked at Tabitha about to ask her, her name "I'm Tabitha..." she said "Sense I knew your names I feel it's good to know mine" Tabitha said as she rubbed her arm felling the wraps move on her skin was a weird feeling.

They walked out of the medbay into the hallways of The Arc. Tabitha looked around astonished as she followed Optimus Prime and Jazz, Sideswipe was behind her. The ship was beautiful to her, the main color was this grey blue color that reminded her of home. As she followed she turned her head to her right and right there was a window looking out to space.

She walked up to it and looked out, Optimus, Jazz, and Sideswipe stopped so she can look out for a bit. Tabitha was smiling as if she was kid in a candy story, she has always loved space. The beautiful blue of it and the stars always made her happy and she has always felt like there was something put their for her. Snapping out her trance she walked away from the window and back to Optimus, Jazz, and Sideswipe "Sorry I stopped" She apologized "it's okay litt' lady, you don't always get to see space up close" Jazz said as he put his arm on her shoulder and messed with her hair. "Hahaha! Hey don't do that Jazz!" Tabitha laughed.

After walking awhile they made it to the lab, Optimus Prime typed the code into a panel and the doors slide open. Inside was the male that Tabitha almost punched, she could easily see him now. He had on a white lab coat that had the red cross on the shoulders. A blue shirt underneath, he wore red pants. He also had white boots and red gloves. Another male from what Tabitha could see had black hair and was also in a lab coat. The third guy Tabitha could see much of because he was hunched over a table, the only thing she could see what his black hair that had some grey stripes in it peeking up from the lab coat he was wearing.

"Optimus you brought the human with you?" The guy that she almost punched said, she could understand him know. "Yes Rachet, Tabitha is right here" Optimus said as he put his hand on her shoulder. "Tabitha" Rachet said as he motioned to sit on a chair that looked like it was apart of the floor. Tabitha sat on it, Ratchet then lifted up her arm and unwrapped the bandages to reveal that any wounds on her hand and arm were healed. He looked quizzed for a second and then grabbed her other arm at unwrapped those bandages "this doesn't make any sense" Ratchet said as he look over her arms. "What doesn't make sense?" Tabitha questioned "You go infected with Energon, we were able to get it out but your skin should have scared over those parts" Rachet replied as he put her arms down.

Ratchet walked up to a table that had a crystal on it, wait that was her crystal! Why the hell does he have it! He walked back over to her "do you know what this is?" Rachet questioned "yes, it's my crystal! So give it back!" Tabitha yelled as she lunged for her crystal but was held back by Sideswipe. "Tabitha calm down" he quietly said to her, she stopped struggling in his grip and calmed down a bit but was still kinda mad.

Ratchet explained what it was, her necklace was Light Energon. "Th-that can't be true! It's a sapphire!" Tabitha yelled in utter disbelief. After awhile of going back and forth, Tabitha somehow getting her crystal back and some wire and a piece of cloth, she was able to make it into a choker this time. "We need to go to the meeting room, we are the only ones not there" Jazz said as he pointed his thumb down the hallway. "Thanks Jazz for reminding me, we need to think of a why to protect Tabitha" Optimus said. So Rachet, Perceptor, and Wheeljack put everything away, tidies not hundred percent. So the small group was on their way to the meeting room.