-Chapter 17-
The sounds of engines echoed throughout the base, which easily caught my attention as I knew the Autobots were now back. I went to get out of my seat, but Tyler stopped me.
"What?.", I questioned the Australian, with a raised eyebrow in question.
"I think you should wait till they have settled in mate.", Tyler suggested, his green eyes bright, "They are most likely bloody exhausted from all the fighting in Beijing", he explained, while I slowly sat back down with a frown on my lips.
"I guess you're right, if Optimus needs me I'm sure he'll find me eventually.", I stated with a simple shrug, but worry was obvious in my eyes, while I tapped my fingers across the table.
"Don't stress, I bet ya he's fine.", Tyler exclaimed, smiling brightly, before getting to his feet, "C'mon, I'll introduce you to some friends of mine.", he said casually, holding out his fingerless gloved hand to me.
I slowly grabbed it, before finding myself being pulled down the hallway, "Where are we going?", I ask suspiciously, while Tyler replied with, "I told ya, I'm gonna introduce ya to some mates of mine."
"O-Okay.", I stumbled on the word slightly, as we entered another room, Soldiers where here and there. Must be where all the mechanics hanged out or something...
"Aye Noah!, Meet Cathrine!", Tyler yelled out to a dark skinned male, making some other mechanics look at us with curiosity or annoyance from the yelling.
"'Ello 'ello there.", the male known as 'Noah' greeted, as he wiped off the grease from his hands with a white cloth that was covered with old oil stains etc.
"Hi...", I said slowly, looking up at Noah with hesitance. I think I got to used to speaking to alien robots than my own race.
"What's a pretty lady like you, doing in a Military base?.", Noah asked casually, while Tyler sat on a desk, leaning his elbows on his knees, "She's the Primes Charge!. Isn't that fucking sick?.", Tyler told Noah with excitement, his green eyes shining with a lot of energy.
I shifted on my feet, "Oh really?", the African-american said in a questioning tone, before looking at me noticing me nod in confirmation, "I heard about Prime becoming a Guardian, Didn't really think it was true.", Noah said while shrugging and turned his back on me to continue work. Multitasking.
"I'd love to say it, but I told ya the rumours were true.", Tyler grinned in triumph, before looking at me, "Noah and I have been partners since I started working at N.E.S.T, I honestly wasn't expecting to be involved with something so top secret."
"None of us were.", I spoke up, smiling softly, while Noah nodded, agreeing with me.
"Who the hell is this?."
I blinked and spun around, to stumble back as my nose bumped someone elses, Noah held my shoulder stopping me from slipping over on oils that were on the concrete floor. Tyler grunted and stared off the blonde haired male in front of me.
"This is Cathrine, Optimus Primes charge.", Tyler said stiffly, green eyes hard, as they glared into dark brown ones.
"Ah, Nice to meet you I'm Eric.", The male held out his hand, I slowly went to grab his hand to shake it, but instead the male grabbed my other hand that had the cast around it. I winced at his death grip, pain shooting up my injured arm, but survived as our hands parted ways, it kind of felt like he wasn't going to let go at first and enjoyed the pain that was visible in my eyes.
"You too.", I forced a smile, that didn't reach my eyes, as something about this male gave me the creeps.
"Tyler was just showing her around.", Noah claimed to the Soldier in front of us, "I hope that wasn't too much of a problem.", Noah eyed the blonde haired man whom shrugged.
"Nope!, all good, I can actually help show her around-"
"I think I can handle it. Have a good one.", Tyler cut the male off swiftly, jaw clenching.
Erics lips twitched slightly, before nodding, "Understood. See you around Cathrine.", with that the blonde walked off to his duties.
"What was that about?.", I finally asked out loud, slowly looking at the pair, as I rubbed my now aching my arm.
"I don't like him.", Tyler sneered, crossing his arms while huffing, "I reckon he's the snitch."
"Snitch?...", I questioned, eyeing the two mechanics, Noah shook his head and faced me, leaning against the wall, his dark eyes looking at me.
"We can't just assume Tyler, besides it's just some suspicion that is rising in the base.", Noah shrugged, before continuing, "I highly doubt he would be the one leaking information."
"Information?.", I spoke up, trying to get into this damn conversation, absolutely lost about what is going on.
"Well from what we have heard, Some soldiers and Autobots are becoming suspicious that someone in this base is leaking information to the Decepticons.", Tyler kept his voice down, "That's how they were able to track down some Decepti-cunts in Beijing, our source of information that we had gathered up was tracked there.", Tyler whispered to me, as my eyes grew wide.
"How is that possible?, wouldn't they be caught out straight away?.", I asked instantly, while Noah scratched the back of his neck.
"If they know what they are doing, then no. It's difficult, especially when you work among the people that you're meant to trust, slowly everyone you did trust, you start to double-think about it.", Noah claimed, sighing loudly.
My lips pursed, brown eyes unsure, "What makes you think it's Eric though?."
"Oh C'mon, he ticks all boxes of creepy AND suspicious.", Tyler rolled his eyes, to be elbowed by Noah, "Ow!, Yano what I'm saying is fucking true mate. Who the hell sneaks into the tech-room when no supervisor is in there?", Tyler said to us two with an raised eyebrow, keeping his voice low, so only us two could hear.
"Someone that doesn't like being watched?", I said quietly, while Noah looked at Tyler with an unsure gaze, it was noticeable the dark skinned male was debating it in his mind himself.
"More like someone that doesn't want to be caught."
"Caught doing what?", I said, looking over my shoulder to make eye contact with Erics, I quickly broke it and paid attention to the two mechanics again.
"Good Question, Someone should find that out."
Noah shook his head in disagreement, "We should tell Captain Lennox then, he did say report to him, Epps or an Autobot, if we find any hints about this.", Noah said to Tyler who grunted.
"-I want to make sure, that I'm actually right about this, before going to them. Like you said, I can't just assume.", Tyler muttered out, running a hand through his black hair.
"Well...", I spoke up, meeting their gazes, "Why don't we find it out then?"
Tyler head shot up, "That's an horrible idea!", he claimed, "But I love it, Lets do it!."
I blinked while Noah grinned slightly at the males attitude, "Well we need to find out his account, so we can login to it.", Noah claimed quietly, looking over at Tyler whom nodded.
"Just pass me a Spanner and a stubby, and I'll get it done by two shakes of a lambs tail."
"What?.", I muttered out, as I watched Noah stare at Tyler as if he had two heads.
"What about a wrench and a Beer?.", Noah questioned, raising an eyebrow.
"That's the same thing you Dumbass.", Tyler face-palmed, whispering under his breathe about the
"Australians confuse me.", I mutter out, scratching my head in confusion.
"Try dealing with him for 11 months.", Noah grumbled.
"I'll pass."
"Oi, I'm fucking sexy and you two cunts know it."
"Keep dreaming Tyler."
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