Warnings: There is cursing. Some mild violence. Reader gets hurt.
Yesterday had been emotionally traumatizing and annoying. It left me with a ringing headache that wouldn't go away and unanswered questions. I'm just glad today's a Saturday. I forgot it was the weekend and that was a nice surprise. I could fix cars all day with no interruptions and stay in my shop. That meant relaxing around machines that don't transform. Finally some normal shit in my messed up life. Happy to have off time I continued some previous work on a broken motor engine. To much sand got in the motor, which was causing problems for the car. Easy fix.
Wiping out sand from the gears using a wet towel I began filtering the oil out of the engine. Humming as I worked I heard beeping. Turning my computer showed one of my alarms going off. Seriously more decepticon attacks?
"Ugh...!" Groaning in frustration I stood up from my work bench. I'd been so close to fixing the motor for a customer but I guess it could wait. Grabbing my helmet I slipped on my motorcycle suit getting ready for a fight. Better tell the decepticons to frag off before they got any ideas about staying around. Hopefully knockout wouldn't be there...
~Time skip~
Skating to the clearing where my sensor went off I saw vehicons drilling into a canyon. Hiding behind a large rock l I watched as the drill stopped. Using my helmet to zoom in I could see the drones were pulling out energon. I didn't know there was a mine this close to me! Wait was that 5-T-3-V-3? Haven't seen Steve in forever.
Smiling to myself I paused. No. Stop. Not a con. Not a con. Not a con.
Hitting my head against the rock I decided to see if I could take a closer look and maybe close off the mine. The cons were not welcome here and I didn't like them this close to my new home. Plus I could use a new energon cite.
About to push myself forwards and skate into the mine I heard oncoming blasting fire. Looking over at the commotion I saw autobots advancing out of the mine blasters at the ready before they started firing. Oh scrap. Autobots firing means a con fight. A con fight means someone might see me.
Going to skate away scanning the battlefield I saw Megatron arrive and transform. Watching him smirk he turned plasma cannon aimed at an undefended Miko! What was Miko doing here?! She wouldn't survive that? Looking at the battle everyone was busy or too far away to do anything. They wouldn't be able to help her. Fists clenching I hopped over the rock I was hiding behind and charged towards her. Making impact I shoved her behind me bringing up my cybertronian shield to block the incoming hit.
Screaming the energy shield shattered forcing us backwards. Rolling from the blast I hit and dented my cybernetic arm. Staying down for a minute catching my breath I felt energon dripping in several places and knew if I didn't get out of there now my systems would shut down and I'd be defenseless. Defenseless? Miko! Where was Miko?!
Looking around wildly I saw her a bit banged up but otherwise okay.
"Bulk! Bulkhead!" Miko started shouting. Wait. What? "They're hurt they need help!" Damn it Miko.
"Ugh..." Groaning in pain I forced myself to stand with my good arm before looking around. Jack had dragged Miko off to safety but Bulk was now coming towards me. Smiling under my helmet seeing Miko and Jack safe steadying myself I pushed off a canyon wall and started skating away, I'd let the autobots handle this one. I needed to get home, now.
~Time skip~
Making it to the edge of town getting away from Bulkhead I noticed energon staining the ground from my arm wound still dripping. Tired and exhausted not wanting to be seen I slipped in an alley breathing in deeply. "Al-almost home..." I muttered typing coordinates into my groundbridge remote. Hearing a cars engine rev nearby I jumped through the portal. Going through to my garage ground bridge shutting off I starting making a list of what was wrong.
Muttering annoyed I whined in pain. This type of stuff used to hurt a lot less. Primus I'd gone soft. Getting up ignoring all the pain I started getting my tools to patch myself up. At least I knew Miko was safe but Megatron had seen me...
This wasn't good.
Miko's P.O.V
"Scrap." Staring at Megatron and his plasma gun I wasn't sure what to do. I couldn't out run that blast. Frozen in shock I closed my eyes as it went off but then something hit me. Hard. And it wasn't a plasma cannon! Rolling I looked up only to see a mysterious figure above me. They'd saved me! But they were hurt!
After calling Bulk to get the mysterious person Jack grabbed my arm forcing me away from the battle and my injured hero.
"Miko let's go!" He shouted pulling me behind some giant rocks for cover. The blaster fire rang out around us as tiny rocks fell from the earth shaking.
"Wait! Hey they could still be hurt!" I protested trying to pull away from Jack to get to them. They saved me it was only cool if I returned the favor!
"Well the bots can handle it. It'll be us next if you keep running into trouble!" Jack scolded yelling to be heard over all the noise. He looked out at my hero while I looked for Bulkhead, he was coming towards us! We'd be okay! But that didn't stop my anger. Jack wasn't in charge of me!
"What are you my freaking dad?!" I yelled pulling my arm away from him. "Don't tell me what to do. You're not the boss of me!" I screeched frustrated.
"No I'm not but at least I'm not running head first into battles! Do you ever think about anything?!" Jack questioned me. My face burned at that. I'm not stupid. I may not like school and suck at it but that doesn't make me stupid!
"I run into battle because I want to help unlike you boring pants!" I screamed back anger fueling my stupid words but I needed something, anything. I wasn't just some stupid crazy kid. They saved my life the least I could do is save there's. About to run away from our cover a vehicon was flung at Jack and me.
"In! In! In!!!" Bulkhead shouted opening his doors driving in front of all of us. Jumping in he slammed his door shut back pedaling before zooming away from the rocks we were behind which exploded from the vehicon hitting them hard. Taking a snapshot I smirked.
"Sweet save Bulk! Ten points!" I shouted watching the vehicon explode against the rock snapping a quick picture.
'Bulk how are the kids?' Arcee commed Bulk blaster fire heard in the background as she shot at more cons.
"Were fine Cee." Jack replied leaning forward in his seat. Looking out the window I saw my hero was gone. They must've escaped in the commotion!
'Good. Bulk get them out of here!' Arcee ordered as she continued to fight Bee beeping in agreement.
"Let's go. I'm dropping you guys off at you're houses so Ratchet can bridge you to base then I'm going back to fight." Bulk stated driving away from the fight. Dropping us off in town he was about to drive away when I grabbed his door handle.
"Frag Bulk my friend from school lives near where you guys were fighting! We have to check on them!" I shouted worried. What if they heard the noise? It was only a mile or so away and with all the gun fire it must be really loud. What if they l. got hurt? Like that person who saved me...
"Miko calm down. If a civies in danger we might as well go to make sure there okay. Just tell me where they are." Bulk soothed pulling away from the curb.
"The old science observatory. Just a mile off from the canyons. Maybe two and a half from the battle field." I answered hoping they were okay.
"On it." He said before picking up his speed and taking off.
You're P.O.V
"Sustainable damage done to cybernetic leg." My computer read out from the scan I just performed. I hissed in pain. No shit. "Blood infused energon transplant needed. Normal leg badly sprained from landing impact." Whipping off my jacket I threw it making it land on my swivel chair while I started limping around my garage making a list of stuff in my head, talking out loud to myself preparing everything. Kicking off my skating boots and taking off my black leather pants I observed the damage on my legs. "Bandages, arm wrap, blood and I.V drip." The computer instructed. Still limping I grabbed the supplies I needed. "Monkey wrench. Screw driver. Maybe titanium or cybertronian metal alloy if I have any. Metal replier for dents." Taking the supplies I turned toward my computer. "Do a diagnostic on my holo former to make sure it still works for my arm and leg." Pulling up my visor I used my teeth to rip off my right arms fake skin before pulling my shirt off too assess the damage on my back. I didn't have much time, I needed to patch myself up now before I lost to much energon. Taking off my cracked helmet letting my (h/l) (h/c) loose I took a deep breath before composing myself. Getting everything ready I heard a noise making me turn around right arm transforming into a plasma gun ready to shoot.
"(Y/N)?" Miko asked jaw dropped.
"Frag..."
~Time skip~
"You're the secret superhero! The one everyone at base has been talking about! The person on the motorcycle!" She yelled excited.
"No..." I trailed off looking away. Fucking how could I be so careless???
"Really then why is you're arm metal? And you're leg? And you're sparking!" Looking down at my leg I realized I was sparking.
"I didn't notice that!" Patting the sparks to get them too stop I groaned. How do I make Miko keep this quite? Bulkhead was parked outside and I feel like he heard Mikos outburst. He'd tell everyone!
"And the helmet over there is the one the person wore to save me earlier!" Miko continues on even though your not really paying attention. "Plus the motorcycle outfit you were just wearing is what we just saw them.." Miko listed off all the very obvious reasons. Great.
"Okay! Okay Miko. I get it... just... please do me a favor and don't. And I mean DON'T tell the bots." I stated grabbing a wrench and tightening my cybernetic leg to the base at the end of my leg stump to keep it attached.
"Why?" She questioned watching me, eyes wide in amazement.
"Just trust me on this." I replied leaning against my desk office wincing as my leg continued to spark causing me to hiss in pain. Hearing a clank I ignored it hoping I could salvage my leg and wouldn't pass out in front of her.
"You used to be a con." She stated. Jerking my head up my jaw dropped. How the hell?!
"How did you...?" I started to question looking up at her eyes widening.
"I'm good at figuring things out. I may be spontaneous and may not seem smart but I know what I'm doing. And don't worry unless you already knew about the war it wasn't obvious." She pointed out. "Also you're wearing a decepticon mark necklace." Miko stated. "And you drew Knockout in class..." She states smirking at her discovery.
"..." Signing I looked up at Miko curiously. "What are you going to do now that you know?" I questioned afraid. What if the autobots saw me as an enemy? What if they attacked me? I didn't know Miko well. And I didn't know the autobots at all. This could go horribly wrong.
"What do you want me to do?" She asked unsure. Looking at the ground she kicked a screw that had been on the messy floor.
"... I... I don't..." Letting out a deep breath I looked up at Miko as she stared at me. "I want to be you're friend Miko but that war. What happened out there. It isn't my war. It's not my fight. Fuck Miko it's not even you're fight. Why are you here? I know how I go caught up in all this. But how did you?" I questioned pushing hair out of my face with my palm trying to just calm down. To grip something, anything. This was all too crazy to fast.
"Why are you here?" She questioned. I stopped breathing in before letting out a deep breath.
"I... I wish I could answer that Miko." I replied shaking. "I-I wish I could answer that."
"Hey. Hey (Y/N) don't get upset. It's okay. You're okay." She soothed. I shook my head trying to form words as a dry chuckle escaped my lips.
"Yeah sure. I'm bleeding to death and I'm okay Miko..." Chuckling louder I let out a deep breath. How had my life come to this? I used to be so good at this and now. Now I'm just a mess.
"We need to get you to a doctor or something!" Miko suddenly yelled realizing the situation and how much pain I was in. "No wait you're half human half cybertronian. Like a crazy cyborg hybrid thing we can't take you to a hospital. Ratchet... I need to call Ratchet and Jack's mom!" She yelled in a panic watching energon dribble down my leg. Opening her phone she starting calling Ratchet.
"No. No!" Waving her off I grabbed her phone closing it before reaching for some of my tools. "I... I can do it myself. Just... I just need..." Sitting down on my swivel chair I let out another deep breath trying to get my optics to focus. "Just give me a minute Miko. I know what I'm doing. Go home." I ordered. She looked at me before sitting down giving me some space but making sure she was close incase anything went wrong.
"I'll stay til you're done." She stated some fear in her voice. I stared at her surprised. No one had cared that much since the cons and they had been pretending, I think. Could I really trust her? "Hey stop staring and start working on yourself before I call Ratchet you're like my hero I don't want you to bleed out!" This girl knew me for a day and she thought I was her hero...?
"Right." Pausing with my tools I looked up. "and Miko..." I started.
"Hmm...?" She replied staring back at me.
"Thank you. ... You're a really good friend." Smiling she got up and sat next to me on the floor as I started patching myself up.
~ Time skip and Miko's P.O.V~
Walking out to Bulkhead after (Y/N) had patched her up I slipped into his seat.
"So was you're friend okay? You were in there for a while." Bulkhead noted. Miko signed looking out his window.
"Their fine." Miko answered. "Didn't notice a thing." She quickly lied thinking about what she'd do with this new information. She wouldn't say anything her friend knew what they were doing. At least she hopes.
"Good I'm glad their safe. The cons surrendered lets go back to base." He said pulling out of (Y/N)'s driveway.
"Sounds good Bulk." Miko replied looking one last time at (Y/N)'s home before they drove away. She had a lot to think about and a lot to discover about her new friend. Something told her this was only the beginning of a crazier adventure yet to come.
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~ Miracle