Chapter Five: New Ticks and Pains
Kim looked at Melissa and felt sensation return in force to her body. It was heavier. Kim could feel her muscles burning just to be able to simply lift her head. "What did you do to me, Ratchet?!" The doctor stumbled back even as Kim struggled to keep her head up to be able to glare at him. Ratchet vented with an irritated look on his faceplate. "I did what I had to in order to keep you alive per Miss Go's orders." Kim managed to glare at Melissa. "What was I supposed to do, Kimmie?" The green woman asked. "Was I supposed to let you die?" Kim's eyes widened. Even that simple reflex action made Kim flinch in pain. Ratchet sighed. "To repair your body and bones, I injected you with Cybertronian nanites. The nanites had a few interesting effects." Kim sighed and pushed herself off the berth. Strangely, when Kim's feet hit the floor of the base, she walked over to Ratchet without a problem. "They respond to demand and stay dormant otherwise." Ratchet's optics scanned Kim's body as she glared at the mech. "I now have a healing factor because of them, and they are building up my muscles as we speak to handle my denser bones." Kim said calmly. Ratchet only nodded. "The nanites were supposed to complete their work before you woke." Kim began to pace as she thought over what Ratchet said.
I wonder why the nanites took longer to complete their functions. Kim thought to herself. Something caught Kim's eye at that moment. She saw a glint of light in the far right of her vision. "I didn't know giant robots with blades built into their chassis needed swords." Melissa muttered with a smirk as she followed Kim's gaze. Optimus walked over to the massive weapon and brought it to the humans. "This is the Star Saber, forged for the battle with Unicron by Solaris Prime, the Smith and only femme of the Thirteen." Optimus explained to the humans with a grave expression. "You watched her offline. Didn't you, Optimus?" Kim asked gently as she put a hand on his ped. Optimus just gave her an almost imperceptible look of conformation. As Kim looked up at Optimus, her eyes stopped at the sword, and she was shocked when two blue beams shot out of her eyes and ran along the weapon. Before Kim could say anything, her body turned into a miniature Star Saber complete with the sound of a T-Cog.
Jack, knowing the lore of the Star Saber, walked over to Kim's new form and tried to pick the sword up, counting on his status as an honorary Prime to let him pick up the blade. The Kim Saber did not budge from its resting place on the floor as Jack tried to lift her. Shego growled and pushed Jack away forcefully. As Melissa reached for the Kim Saber, the sword jumped into her hand. As the metahuman's hand tightened around the hilt, she thought, somewhat jokingly, So, I'm your Liberator, huh Kimmie? As Shego let go of the sword, the frame of the sword turned into wires and formed Kim's body. Then, the silvery body returned to natural human flesh tones and hair color. "That…was intense!" Kim said as she opened her eyes to reveal green optics that clicked and whirred quietly as Kim focused on different object. "Everything looks weird." Kim noted. Then, she looked at Melissa and blushed as bare green skin and a black lace bra and panties set met Kim's optics. "Ratchet, why didn't you tell me Cybertronians can see beyond the visible spectrum?!" Mellissa laughed. "Did you like what you saw, Kimmie?" Kim blushed and felt strange as cooling fans kicked on inside her at her girlfriend's question.
James cleared his throat as Kim blinked and felt her optics change to the visible spectrum only. "This is all very fascinating, Ratchet, but what is Kim now?" Kim did not fell to notice James use "what" instead of 'who" when referring to her just then. The realization made Kim's heart sink. Ratchet looked at Mr. Possible and vented. "It seems that my intervention in saving your daughter converted her into a unique form of Pretender. A Pretender is a Cybertronian with the ability to blend in with the natives of any world. I've never encountered a Triple-Changer Pretender." James looked at him in the optics. "Can it be reversed?" Ratchet's optics went wide at the suggestion. "It would be possible…" James glared at the Medic. "DO IT THEN!" Ratchet was flustered beyond words. "You didn't let me finish, sir. Reversing the process would likely offline her." James didn't get it. "So, I have to 'Reboot' her. So what?" Kim sighed. "Dad, 'to offline' is a Cybertronian euphemism for 'die'." Kim said in annoyance. "These aren't machines, Dad! These are living beings!" James shook his head. Anne tried to console her husband. "James, Kim-" James cut his wife off. "That…thing may look like our daughter, but IT is not!" He said before her walked away.
Anne walked up to Kim and Melissa. "Give your father some time, Kim. This is quite a lot for him to take." She smiled. "Think about it. He found out you're alive, in love with your former archenemy, and on top of that not human anymore. It's quite a load for anyone to find out in the space of a few hours." Kim realized something. "You don't seem that shocked." Anne laughed. Anne's only response to her daughter's prodding was "A mother notices things, Kim." With a smile Anne waved at themwith a smile before she started trying to talk James down.
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Author's Note: I know I haven't updated this story in a while, but I've been busy with school.