[Robots and Magic] Between Claws

6. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺

As the Groundbridge crackled with energy and flared to life inside the military base, the hum of its machinery filled the room. The sound grew louder as Bumblebee and Bulkhead revved their engines and drove out of the swirling portal, tires screeching against the floor as they came to a stop. Fluttershy and Applejack got out of their guardians, allowing them to finally transform into robots. They entered the med-bay when the other members were gathered, loud steps echoing across the large room, drawing the attention of the group.

"Oh, thank goodness!" Rarity exclaimed as she and the rest of their friends ran to the element of kindness and honesty, the fashionista squeezed them in a tight hug out of concern, "We thought you've been attacked too!"

"Fluttershy, what happened out there?" Pinkie quizzed curiously.

"I-..." the yellow-skinned teen hesitated for a second and pressed her lips from nervousness, "I accidentally stumbled a-and fell after freeing one of our rescued animals from the shelter." she took out her mobile device and showed it to the group, "I'm so sorry everyone..." she stared down in shame.

Twilight came to her and put a hand on her shoulder, "It's all good, Shy. Here, let me take a look." her friend gave the damaged phone and the purple female carefully examined it, "Hmm... this seems like an easy fix."

"Will you be able to repair it?" Fluttershy questioned as she held her hands together.

"Psht, I've been working on all kinds of similar broken devices since I was 8!" the nerd teen smiled smugly, "It won't take too long."

"Thank you so much, Twilight." the shy girl embraced her.

"You have to be more careful in such dangerous places, darling." Rarity added with crossed hands and an apprehensive expression, "Otherwise you could've hurt yourself badly."

"Speaking about hurt—" Bumblebee involved, his attention focusing on the medics and then on Sunset who sat at the edge of the bed, staring at the floor lost in thoughts, "How is she?"

Ratchet followed his gaze to the human and answered, "She is going to be alright. The scratched wounds on her arms have been treated and patched up, especially the side of her waist. It could have gotten infected and she might have lost a lot of amount of blood if you were too late. She may feel a bit of soreness while moving but I suppose it will heal during the following solar cycles."

"What made me curious—" Knock Out came in behind his elder colleague, "How did the wolfcon even manage to find a way to their home?"

The young leader lowered his helm and furrowed his optical ridges, "I don't know... unfortunately, this is not the only problem we have to deal with." the sound of the opening bridge was heard from the main area, alarming the team that the guests had finally arrived, "We will talk about it later." the yellow Autobot responded and headed towards the visitors. Ultra Magnus, Windblade and Drift showed up as they stepped out of the light, seconds later, Wheeljack entered as well, "Jackhammer?" Bumblebee queried the wrecker.

"Still doesn't budge but at least I managed to fix it well enough to turn on the invisible camouflage. Don't worry Bee, the humans will never notice it's there." the older Cybertronian calmly informed as the large opening of the Groundbridge disappeared. Soon, all of the humans and robots came in to welcome their associates.

Windblade noticed two familiar faces approaching her, "Slick." she greeted with a smirk.

"Yo, Windy! Drift! How you've been?" Sideswipe grinned in excitement and quickly rushed to them.

"Slick...?" Rainbow repeated silently in confusion at her guardian's weird nickname. She walked to the giants, hands resting inside the pockets of her hoodie.