Find Me (You Saved Me Series Book 3)

Wake Me Up

"Shelby...Shelby!" Hot Rod shouts.

She continues to pace, ignoring the mech hovering over her. Her eyes stay to the floor, walking back and forth in front of the medical bay. It's been hours since they came stumbling through the ground bridge. Ratchet had been working relentlessly to keep Dreadwing alive. Shelby wanted to be in there with him, but Ratchet wouldn't have it. Now the other bots have been watching her pace the last few hours. 

"SHELBY!!!" Hot Rod's voice booms around the old missile silo. 

"WHAT?!?!" She roars back, her pacing has ceased and she's glaring up at Hot Rod. 

"Can you please stop pacing? It's driving us all nuts."

"Oh really? I'm sorry that I'm fucking worried about my bot who is laying on Ratchets table. Sorry that I just risked my life to save his. Sorry that I'm fucking pacing because I'm fucking nervous. Because I am fucking scared out of my mind. So do any of you have a problem with my pacing?" After raising her voice, the last line was in a sweet tone, one that you don't hear from her. It was more scary than her screaming. 

"No." All the bot in the room said together, even Optimus. 

"Shelby, I know that your worried, but you need rest. You were tortured for who knows how long. You need food and a bed. You know those soft things you humans lay on." Hot Rod continues. 

"I'm not eating, I'm not resting, until Dreadwing is out of there alive." She grumbled up to the red and orange bot. 

They only just met, but Hot Rod grew fond of her fast. Her fierce and strong personality caught him by surprise. It made him intrigued. He only wanted to learn more about her. But this, seeing her so apprehensive and frightful about someone he thought was a con,  made him concerned and he didn't know what to do. The girl had gone back to pacing and Hot Rod felt a strong servo being placed on his shoulder. He looked back to see Optimus giving him a motion to step out. So he followed his leader, not without looking back at her. 

The other bots stayed back and watched Shelby pace.  Each one of them knowing it was better to leave her be. This isn't the first time they have seen her in this position. They never thought they would have to see it again. Then after some time three of them leave to fetch the children. 

"Shelby!!!" The name was screamed as soon as the young female jumped out of Bulkheads passenger side door. Miko raced over to Shelby and jumped into her arms. 

"Hi Miko. Nice to see you again." She says quietly, holding back a grunt of pain. Her hand patting Miko's back. 

"Are you okay? What happened to you?" Miko expressed as she backed away, starting to notice the bruises. 

"Silas happened." That was all she needed to say. 

"I'm just glad your not dead." Jack said coming up to her. Raf right next to him.  

"Yeah. I guess that's a good thing." Shelby didn't look at the three, her eyes back to focusing on the medical bay. 

"Is Dreadwing in there?" Raf asked timidly. 

"Yes." 

"Is he going to be okay?" Raf plays with his hands as he asks. 

"He may become physically fine again, but he will never be mentally fine. Silas did a number on him." Shelby says it to them straight. 

"I'm so sorry, Shelby." Jack whispers, looking towards the ground.  

"Whose that?" Miko piped up. Pointing a finger as Hot Rod as he walked back with Prime.