Mikaela heard the explosion, saw the fire, felt Lennox holding her down as debris fell from the sky. She lifted her head in time to see another explosion and Sam flying through the air.

"SAM!" she screamed, fighting like a tiger to get free of Lennox so she could get to Sam. "SAM!!"

When Sam didn't respond, she heard herself screaming and then she was free. She heard Lennox -- or was it Epps -- shouting behind her as she ran to where Sam was laying.

So much blood.

There was so much blood and Sam was laying so very still. She took his hand, not paying attention to the military medics who were working on Sam. She just kept looking at him and it seemed to her that everything she was looking at was as red as her boyfriend's blood on the sand.

"Sam," she whispered. "Come on, Sam. You have to open your eyes. You have to."

"Mikaela," Lennox said. "You have to give them room to work."

"I'm not leaving him."

Not when he was so still and bleeding so badly. Not when any moment now onr of those Decepticons could arrive and make sure that he was dead.

"Sam, please," she begged. "I need you."

So much red, so much blood.

And Sam still didn't respond.


Muse: Mikaela Banes
Fandom: Transformers
Words: 220

Tags: the muses within

Mikaela was cranky.

She hadn't been able to sleep very well for the last few nights and her body was aching about it. She just hadn't been able to get comfortable and it really did seem like her bed hated her and was out to get her for some imagined slight.

To make matters worse, she had a bruise on her hip and she wasn't sure how that had happened. She hadn't been in a fight or an accident or anything like that.

This was making for an unhappy mechanic.

The door to the room was open.


[[OOC: Guess what fairy tale Mikaela is living? :) Also, open.]]

Tags: fairy tale plot

Mikaela was humming along with the stereo as she worked on a letter to Lennox. With classes over for the week, she figured she or Sam should let them know what had been going on as of late. She was very careful to reassure him that she had healed just fine from the gunshot wound -- and hadn't that been a fun conversation when it happened.

...classes are over for a week and both Sam and I have signed up for the next term of classes. I have to say, the courses in this school are definitely not anything like I have been used to...

The door is open.


[[OOC: Open like an open thing]]

If any of my kids suddenly stop responding to pings, it will because I have finally passed out.

I have yet to sleep due to a few reasons and have resorted to lavender and chamomille tea to relax me.

Tags: availability, ooc

Mikaela didn't feel like being cooped up inside tonight, so she was out with one of her favorite men.

"Hey Bumblebee," she said softly as he lifted his hood for her. It wasn't that he needed any work on his engine, he just knew that she often felt better when she had her hands on his machinery. NOT DIRTY

She did a basic check of everything, knowing that he was in better than prime condition.

"How are you liking it here?"

"It's not a bad place, Mikaela," he responded. "Some of the residents are odd, but so far there is nothing that could pose a threat."

Mikaela nodded, playing with the spark plugs. "It's kind of nice here."


[[OOC: Open]]

Tags: bumblebee, cally, kaname, mikaela, outside the carriage house

"We have found a safe place for the two of you and Bumblebee to go to for right now."

Mikaela looked up -- way up -- at Optimus with a frown. "What?"

"It's not safe for you here, children. Starscream and Barricade are out there somewhere and they know where the three of you are. Captain Lennox found a school in Louisiana that is far enough away that the Decepticons will not search for you there."

"We helped save the world," Mikaela pointed out. "Why should we go into hiding?"



[[OOC: For devils_camaro]]

Tags: bumblebee, optimus wants us to hide for awhile, sam

"You've reached Mikaela. I'm sorry I'm unable to talk to you right now, but if you leave a message I'll get back to you as soon as I can."

Tags: voice mail