Hidden Spark on Earth (TFP)

Chapter 22

She felt tears in her eyes, hugging the quilt closer to herself. "Do...do you really mean that?" Her voice broke as she asked him and Ratchet pulled her in for a hug.

"I wouldn't say it if I was being dishonest," Ratchet said softly, rubbing his thumb on her back gently as she hugged him back as best as she could. "I know we only have known you for a short time, but a lot has changed in such a short time. I hope you keep amazing me, as I know you will."

She let the tears go and roll down her cheeks. "Thank you Ratchet...that means...a lot to me."

"You are welcome." Ratchet looked ahead as he entered the lobby just as Optimus returned. "Ah, how was the drive into town, Optimus?"

Prime transformed and looked at the medic curiously, his optics glance to Saphira and saw her wiping tears away. He noted she had her quilt around her with her pillow tucked under her arm and she held her guitar in one hand and picture in the other. "The children are safe at home. What happened while I was away?"

"Saphira and I went to inspect her living situation..." Ratchet held up the eaten fridge in his other hand. "The scraplets have done a bit of damage. Enough to bring a few beams down, one nearly landed on top of her."

Optimus's optics widened in shock upon hearing that. "She is not harmed, is she?"

The orange and white autobot shakes his head. "Thankfully she got out of the way before it did. She does not feel comfortable sleeping in her room tonight. She fears more beams may fall and wake her up, which is possible. I saw there were a few others that might be loose."

Optimus's expression turned to sadness as he realized Saphira had lost another place to sleep. "At least it should only just be for one night..." He looked at Saphira and smiled at her slightly. "I will think of another place for you to sleep."

Saphira shrugged at the commander. "There aren't many options, Optimus. But thanks for thinking about it." She looked over to the platform where the gaming set up is. "Can you set me down over there, Ratchet? You should go and finish tending to Bee and Bulkhead."

Ratchet's optics soften slightly as he guessed where she was going to lay down before he complied, lifting her to the platform and she slid out of his hand. "We will be as quiet as we possibly can so you can sleep well, Saphira. If you have any nightmares, at least we will be able to reach you properly and comfort you."

She smiled at Ratchet as she walked over to the couch and sat down on it with a sigh. "Thanks, I will keep that in mind."

Ratchet walked away to return to the med bay while Optimus took a few steps to follow before stopping and looking at her, thinking about what he could do to help. "I am going to go and assess what Ratchet has done so far and I will return. I may have an idea of where you should sleep tonight."

Saphira just nodded quietly and heard the heavy bot walk away. She laid down on the couch for a moment and found it was really uncomfortable. It wasn't a new or great couch anyway; it was just a convenient place to sit and play video games. Saphira shifted to try and get more comfortable, but she quickly decided the floor would be more comfortable. She walked away from the couch, carrying her items with her to the other end of the platform and placed her guitar and picture down gently before shaking out the quilt and laying it out. She placed her pillow down and sat down.

Oh yeah, the floor is definitely more comfortable.

Saphira set her photo up to sit beside her pillow so she could look at it. She smiled as she caressed the picture of her mother and herself thoughtfully. She placed it down and grabbed her guitar. She decided to play a few strings to help her fall asleep. She began to play gently and slowly, humming a tune to herself and closing her eyes as she enjoyed the gentle music.