"• • • •! Look, she's starting to wake up!"

"It appears so. Hello, young one."

"Aww! Hey • • • • she got different colored optics! Primus! She's so cute!"

"Yes, she is • • • • ."

"You wanna try to hold her?"

"Very well."

"Primus, you both look so adorable! She looks just like a mini you!"

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"What?! It's the truth, my mech."

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"We will protect her forever won't we • • • • ?"

"Yep, course we will."

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"Hmm?"

Cecilia slowly opened her eyes. She yawned and pulled up the covers. She dozed off for a moment before her eyes snapped open once again. She sat up abruptly and looked around.

This wasn't her room.

Oh, wait. Now she remembers.

She was in a warship filled with Cybertronians. She was kidnapped a few weeks ago by Knockout and now he was training her to be his apprentice.

She blinked and looked around. Yup, still here and not a dream.

She was on a makeshift bed surrounded by a few pillows and covered by a soft purple blanket. Her little sleeping spot was placed on the Third in Command's desk.

A low growl made her head turn to her side. Ravage's form and sprawled on the edge of the table. His tail swishing side to side and ears flicking occasionally.

The panther had been observing the human femme for a while now. She interested him. Soundwave had personally asked him to guard the human. He didn't mind. His brothers Rumble, Frenzy, and Laserbeak went on a mission to spy on the Autobots early this morning. That left him, Ratbat, and Buzzsaw who just came back from his scouting mission.

He stood from his relaxed position, stretched and went over to the human femme. He gently used his denta to bite the scruff of her shirt and lift her off the bed and helped her off the high location.

Almost a month had passed since Cecilia was brought to the Nemesis. She still has her link with Laserbeak and Ratbat. She was introduced to Buzzsaw yesterday, the other condor didn't trust her that much. But she was fine with it. He'll warm up to her eventually.

She was under the careful care of Soundwave and his symbiotes. When the purple mech was busy, she was allowed to stay in Knockout's medbay accompanied by either Laserbeak, Ravage and/or Ratbat. The youngest brother enjoys being with the human girl. He clings on to her as she did light work in the medbay, while she takes notes of Knockout's medical lessons, learning ancient Cybertronian with Soundwave, and when she sat somewhere and sketched.

It was now common for the inhabitants of the Decepticon warship to see her and Ratbat riding on the back of Ravage. It made travel around the ship easier for her and Ratbat to enjoy the ride his eldest brother gave. But that doesn't mean that the passing vehicons stopped staring at them in disbelief and curiosity when they walked by.

Breakdown was an 'Okay' in her list of Cybertronians that she met. He likes her company and he often tells stories about Cybertron and his old wrecker pals. He was an older brother to her.

"Ravage!" Knockout's frantic voice came from his comm. "I need the human here! Stat!

The cyber-panther growled in reply. He didn't like other mechs beside his creator, siblings, and apparently his human charge. He particularly didn't like the red medic.

Ravage hated having his monthly check-up. Especially when Knockout brought out the syringe.

He and Cecilia are in the rec. room with a few vehicons. There were four that Cecilia considers as friends.

Steve, Bob, Joe, and Paul.

Steve was a grounder, Bob and Paul were miners, while Joe was a flier. A few other vehicons were there too but she wasn't close to the lot of them. They were having a fun time talking with each other, but Ravage has to put an end to that. He jumped off the table that he was recharging on and towards the spot that Cecilia and the vehicons are.

He balanced on his back legs and placed his paws on the table. Then he nudged the girl's back and gave a growl.

Used to his method of getting her attention and telling that it was time to go, Cecilia wrote a quick message to the vehicons around her that she was needed elsewhere. They groaned in disappointment but they knew if they didn't let her, a certain cyber-panther would give them a scare.

She smiled up to them in thanks. She slipped the datapad and stylus under her arm and used the other to pat Ravage on the head. He leaned into her touch and gave a short purr from his vocalizer.

The girl climbed on top of his helm and carefully slid down to his neck. She sat comfortably with her arms around his neck and gave his ear a scratch. He fell on all fours again and started walking to the medbay.

(Cecilia's POV)

When we got to Knockout's domain, Ravage set me on one of the empty berths and curled up next to me. I turned my head to him and gave his head another rub. After that, I looked around.

The medbay was filled with various mechs/vehicons that were injured in the last battle with the Autobots in an energon mine. Fortunately, my vehicon friends are in a different team. Most of the mechs here we're miners.

Knockout's servos are currently deep inside a severely wounded mech's torso. Glowing blue liquid was spurting out and leaking from the unconscious mech. The energon was getting on his paint job and I knew he was going to complain about it after this is done. Breakdown was assisting the others who were not in life-threatening injuries.

"There you are femme. I need your help to seal these annoying fragging energon lines before anymore leaks out! Get over here!" he ordered.

I just started learning about Cybertronian anatomy a couple of weeks ago. And I was surprised that he wanted me to help him out. Knockout did say I was a fast learner. Time to put my skills to test.

I grabbed my anti-energon gloves, an apron, and a welder. I tapped Ravage's head and pointed to the berth that Knockout is at. He bit the back of my shirt and moved me there. I climbed up the vehicon's frame and with wobbly steps, I made it to the damaged energon lines.

I laid a hand on the mech's arm and used it as a perch to stable myself. From this angle, I was able to pinpoint where are the leaking ones. I welded shut the one I saw and continued on with the other ones. Knockout continued to do whatever he was doing as I maneuvered around him. Once I checked over that all the energon lines are fixed, I went to the other mechs who had damaged wires and energon pipes.

When Knockout was done, he gave a noise of triumph and grabbed a piece of metal to replace the gaping hole that was on the vehicon's torso. After he did that he placed his welder away and looked down at himself. He made a face of disgust and grabbed a cleaning rag near him. He wiped the blue substance off him and started walking out of the room.

"I'm done, my finish too. Breakdown! Once you are done, just replace the IVs with a new bag and clean up. And human, " he looked at me. His calculating red optics met my curious blue eyes.

"You did an adequate job today. Take tomorrow off." With that, the doors slid shut behind him.

I gaped at the place where Knockout was just standing, eyes wide and mouth slightly opened.

"That means you did a great job in his language." Breakdown laughed. He finished replacing the IV bags and walked over to me, his frame had energon splashes as well.

"Now get, I need to head to the washracks as well. These things are nasty!"

I gave him a smile. My clothes were stained blue, my face was sweaty and my hair was probably a mess. But I was really pleased that I helped out for real in the medbay today.

I took off my gloves and apron then threw them in a bin. I was exhausted. Ravage carried me back to Soundwave's quarters and as soon as I got there, I thanked him and head straight in the private washracks that the visored mech has. He managed to build a small bathroom for me in there. How? I have no idea, but nonetheless, I am extremely grateful.

I stripped off my slightly soaked with energon clothes with caution. Contact of energon with humans is a bad thing. My arm got hit by it last week and it burned. Luckily it wasn't that bad. It healed pretty quickly.

I took a nice warm shower and changed into some more comfortable clothes which are a white sweater, black jeans and grey sports shoes. I dried my hair with a towel and stepped out from the washracks and shivered at the cold air that hit me.

The Nemesis doesn't have any heating systems because Cybertronians were not bothered by the cold. I rolled my eyes and sighed. This is why the clothes that Soundwave got me were mostly long sleeves and made of thick fabric.

Rumble and Frenzy were back from their missions and are dozing on the couch cuddled up together, clearly tired from today's events. I smiled. That was adorable. Ravage purred and lifted me to the couch next to them. I grabbed a spare pillow I had placed here before and yawned.

Frenzy, who was beside me, shifted in his recharge. One of his arms pulled me closer to them. In the end, my head was on Frenzy's lap as Rumble leaned on his twin's shoulder and Ravage laid his helm on my stomach.

I placed my hand on his head, between his ears and started gently stroking. I exhaled softly and closed my eyes. One thing was on my mind before I fell asleep.

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I just hope that Laserbeak doesn't use this for blackmail.