Optimus and I had ended up spending two days to get strength back. It was mostly me helping him get around so he would heal. The rest of our time was spent watching movies, teaching the bots how to play video games, and lots of sleeping. Today we decided to go back to the base to help out but when we got there it was only Ratchet and Raf.
"Where's everyone else?" Optimus asked.
"B-Bumblebee a-and Megatron" Raf mumbled.
"What?" I ask.
"Megatron escaped through the cordical psychic patch and is now in Bumblebee's mind. He just went through the ground bridge and to the Nemesis with a shard of dark energon." Ratchet said in a panic.
"Well shit." I groan to myself. We leave for two days and shit hits the fan. "Welp, let's go try and stop the inevitable."
"Ratchet please open the coordinates that Bumblebee went to." Optimus said and the swirling green vortex opened I front of us. We stepped through and all I could hear was feminine screams echo through the ship and Bumblebee running towards us.
"What the hell is going on?!" I yell as my armor forms around me.
"Go back through! He's back from the dead!" Bumblebee screamed and pushed us back through the bridge.
"That was very anticlimactic. We didn't even get to fight." I thought to myself.
"Today has been the worst day of my life! Optimus I'm so sorry, I couldn't stop Megatron from reviving his body. We're all in danger because I was too weak." Bumblebee shamed himself. Optimus put a hand on his shoulder and looked him in the eyes.
"Bumblebee, you did the best you could and I am proud of you. Megatron may be alive, but we will continue to fight." He said. Bumblebee nodded and composed himself before walking over to Raf to apologize for earlier. Optimus and I stood to the side and began to talk.
"So, Megatron is back. This should be interesting." I say and he nods.
"We just need to be ready. Our team is split up between Diego Garcia and Jasper, but that also means we can be two or more places at one time. We just need to get ahead of them now." He said and I hummed in agreement. I've sort of become his co-captain. He just discusses stuff like this with me and I give him my opinion on things if it helps.
"We can't ever catch a break can we?" I laugh.
"No, we can't." He chuckles and heads back to the ground bridge. I climb on the hand he offered me and we walked through he bridge to the house.
"Are you doing okay today?" Optimus asked as we walked over to his designated spot in the garage. Everyone had one where they could transform and park.
"Yeah, I guess. I should be asking you that." I scold. He sets me down, transforms, and then activates his holoform.
"Im just fine, a little tired but fine." He said and turned me around to go into the house. We got inside and the only one home was my Dad.
"Hey guys, what's up?" He asks from the couch in the living room.
"Just heading up to bed. I'll see you in the morning, love you." I say to him.
"Goodnight, love you too. Don't stay up too late alright, I don't want to have to drag you two out of bed again." He chuckles.
"Will do." I say back and go upstairs with Optimus trailing behind me. We get to my door and I flop on my bed. Optimus sat next to me and laid down.
"I love you. Did you know that?" He asked.
"Of course, but I love you more." I say and and chuckles.
"That's impossible. No one can love anything more than I love you. I swear that." He hums.
"Thank you. I'm not sure what I would do without you." I say and turn to hug his chest. He laces his fingers in my hair and plays with it.
"I'm not sure what I would do without you either." He hums. I get up and step into the closet to change. Grabbing a pair of flannel pajama pants and a cotton t-shirt, I start to strip only to realize I left the door open. Turning around I see a red faced Optimus quickly turn his head away from me.
"Like what you see?" I laugh even though I only had my shirt off.
"Just get dressed." He said, flustered beyond belief.
"You're such an innocent bean for being the commander of a military team, you know that?" I tease as I finished getting dressed. He groaned and stuffed his face into my pillows, inhaling my scent to calm himself. Walking back to the bed, I lay next to him and his clothes fade to his pajamas.
"Come on, I have to get under the covers." I grunt trying to push him off the bed. He chuckles and stands up as I slip under the covers. I lift them up for him and he lays next to me.
"Goodnight you bean." I whisper through the bond. He hugs my waist before resting his head in the crook of my neck.
"Goodnight little wolf." He smiles and I growl. He had started calling me that about a week ago. It stuck with him just because it annoyed me. My wolf was far from little, I was an Alpha and a proud one at that, but because he's my mate he can get away with it.
~Time Skip~
The white light of the moon shone through my shades as I opened my eyes. I looked at the clock on the bedside table and it read 3:34 AM. Why am I up?! My question is answered when I see the phase of the moon. It's a full fucking moon! I can never sleep fully on a full moon for some reason. Gryphon gets restless most of the time or I just need to go for a run. I decided on the second choice and slipped out of Optimus' arms. Slowly opening the door, I stepped into the hallway. Once I reached the back patio, I shifted and took off. The woods behind the new house were huge, perfect for a night run. Gryphon and I had spent a whole day going around and marking these woods as our territory. The bots were now my pack and family.
I continued to run before I stopped at a pond I found.
Sitting on the ground I listened to the sounds of the woods. I could hear the whistling of the wind and sound of trees creaking. It was peaceful and pulled me back to sleep.
~Time Skip Again~
I awoke with a start as I felt a huge jolt of worry and anxiety flow through every bond I had. Optimus' emotions were basically drowning me.
"Hey, what's wrong?" I ask him through the bond.
"Where are you?! We've been looking for you all morning! Are you alright? Are you hurt?" He rattled off.
"Calm down, I'm totally fine. I just fell asleep out in the woods this morning. Last night was a full moon and I couldn't sleep." I explain and stand up to stretch out my bones.
"I'm sorry. I was just worried that the decepticons had you." He said with a hint of sadness in his voice.
"Hey, it's okay. I understand and I'm heading back right now. Please tell my Dad that I'm fine." I say and take off in a sprint towards the house.
As I got there, I saw all of the Diego Garcia bots plus my uncles standing on the patio.
"Aw geez. I'm sorry guys." I say as I shift and hang my head. I look down in shame, but I'm met with a strong pair of arms hugging me. I look up to see my Dad.
"We're just glad you're okay." He says. Dad pulls away and everyone gives me a smile before heading back into the house and to the garage.
"Please tell us next time you go out." Dad said and I nodded.
"I will." I nod and he walks into the house.
"Want to go for a walk with me?" I turn around to ask my mate standing behind me. Optimus nods and we walk into the woods.
"You should have woken me up." He said.
"I'm sorry." I mumbled and I slung an arm around my shoulders.
"It's alright, just wake me next time." Optimus smiled and we continued with our walk.