Oh I love being an insomniac and writing at this late hour. :)


While on the Nemesis a cycle later, he was in the break room listening to Starscream, Skywarp, Dirge, & Ramjet go on about their conquests, since before and during the war. Thundercracker has listened to these stories drone on and on since he joined up with the Decepticons, and his processor ached on how insipid they all sounded. He never joined in with any of his stories, because he felt it was between him and the femme involved. He also never put any stock on how much more of a mech you can be if you can win a battle, let alone how many femme's you can conquer. Skywarp will goad him into telling him in private, but Thundercracker always shaked his head, and looked at what he was doing on his datapad. Skywarp actually had a short attention span, so he knew he would tire asking him the endless question, and prattle about something really stupid.

"What about one of those Earth germ females?" Thundercracker suddenly heard Ramjet ask. When Ramjet noticed the others quieted down and stared at him with a mixture of shock, and curiosity to why he would ask such a question. Ramjet didn't studder when he went on. "Well not all fleshy females. I mean the more nicer ones to actually look at."

Starscream sipped his energon, and fixed Ramjet with a calm look, and said with a equally calm look. "Examples?"

"Well you noticed all that flesh they can show? And those curves. They are so soft looking. Yeah they are tiny, but some of us have had slightly smaller organics on other planets." Ramjet looked like he was suddenly regretting bringing up this subject.

"Speak for yourself regarding having organics to interface with." Starscream fixed him with a crooked smile and drank some more.

"Sometimes, that was the majority that would want to interface with me." Dirge chimed in to save his trine mate. "Our kind never thought me good looking so you go for what will interface with you."

Skywarp snickered, and looked to Thundercracker and winked an optic at him. "Hey honestly I will do whatever, and as many at a time." Thundercracker knew that was true since he loved to share this information with him telepathically. Something he really wish he would stop doing. "But I see what you mean about the humans. Slag I like seeing them bounce as they run away. These creatures are highly sexual. Seen videos of them interfacing."

Starscream spat out some energon he had in his mouth where it landed on Dirge. "You watched them interface?!" He asked incredulously.

Skywarp not phased how phrased the question just kept going on. "Yeah, and they are very vocal. More vocal then any organic I've ever known."

"Perhaps, you weren't any good." Thundercracker quipped. He received chuckles from Dirge and Ramjet, but Starscream was still revolted at what Skywarp said.

Skywarp ignored his friend, and kept going on. "The ones that would be nice to know better are the Autobots friends. You know those sisters." Thundercracker's processor and spark slowed down suddenly in order to make sure his receptors will hear what more he will say. "I already know about Alesha and Kathy are with two of the Autobots."

"Ratchet and Sideswipe." Dirge chimed in.

"Yeah them." Skywarp was so gleeful in his expression. "I mean to lure them away would be fine, but..."

"They are humans and also sparklings." Starscream spat out. Why were they trying to kill him?

"Oh no no, I checked, when they hit 18 they are legal, and both of them are legal. It is Susan, Remote, and Tina, who are illegal."

Thundercracker felt like he will be ill at hearing this stupid nonsense. "Can we please not go where you are intending to go."

"I agree with, Thundercracker, Skywarp." Said Starscream. I

gnored because Skywarp was on a roll. "I will wait till they are old enough before I say hi to them, and I'm sure one of them will go for me."

"The only way they will go for you is if one of them fires you with a lazor cannon." Starscream finally joked.

"As far as we know Tina and Remote are doctors that aren't in the brink of fighting so I will say hi to one of them. Susan fights so she will aim a weapon at me."

"I'm going to fire my weapon at you very soon if you don't shut up." Thundercracker groaned loudly. He was on the whole a very calm mech, but there were those few times where he could be driven crazy.

"I'd go for, Remote personally." Ramjet decided to chime back in happy to know someone was as excited as him. "She seems more quieter then, Tina, and I've actually seen Tina around Sunstreaker a lot. Don't want to piss off that one. Remote doesn't have one particular mech hanging around her, so she will be easy pickings."

Disgusted by this conversation, Thundercracker quietly asked permission of Starscream if he can leave the Nemesis for a while. Starscream okay'd it, and wished silently he can come. Expressing his sorrow at his poor processor, he quickly made his escape out of the ship. Thundercracker wanted to thrash Skywarp around along with Ramjet. Flying as fast as he could away from the ocean he found himself near some lake, and settled down near the water. Standing he looked around at the scenery, and noted how peaceful it was. The trees lining the lake were vibrantly green and lush. He was the only mech that he knew that enjoyed looking at the landscape and wondering at all the differences he sees from one place to the next. Sitting down on the ground, he just took it in. It was very beautiful.

"What are you doing here?"

Smiling at the familiar voice, he turned his head and looked down at Remote. "Getting away from a couple of moronic mechs."

"Starscream and Megatron?" She asked walking past him and stopping at the edge of the water.

"Skywarp and Ramjet."

"Ahhhhh." Remote's back was to him where she quickly crouched down and touched the water with her hand. "Mmm perfect. Tonight is so beautiful."

"What would your father do if you were out late?" Thundercracker was watching how her loose hair was blowing in the mild breeze.

"Not that late, and he knows where I am." She turned to look at him. "You are in my secret spot sort of speak."

"Why are you telling me this? Uhh Decepticon, remember?"

Smiling she wandered over to him and put her hand on his ped. "Uhhh...yeah I know, but as I told you before you are different." Taking her hand off him she wandered back to the edge of the water where she kicked off her shoes and put both her feet in, and stood looking at him. "Do you wish to hurt me?"

"Never honestly." Thundercracker replied.

"Good then." Remote was enjoying the water. The coolness after a long day always felt so nice. Looking up at Thundercracker she just smiled slyly. "What did they do or say to make you have to leave?"

Thundercracker should be honest to her if only just to warn her. "They were talking about interfacing, and got on the subject of organics, then what did we all think about the humans, and interfacing with them."

Remote stopped what she was doing and got out of the water. "Excuse me?"

"Alesha and Kathy are taken. You, Tina, and Susan are sparklings but won't be for much longer so they will make a move on. They ruled out Susan because she fights. Ruled out Tina because Sunstreaker is always around her..." Thundercracker saw the expression on her face waiting for him to continue. "They ruled on saying hi to you for future interfacing. I had to leave because they disgusted me."

Remote didn't say anything. Turning around she boldly took off her shorts and shirt where she was wearing a bikini. Astonished at what he said she felt like a zombie jumping into the water and swimming out to the middle of the lake. Was Skywarp and Ramjet contemplating rape? That was a truly scary thing to hear. She should mention it to her sisters, but they wouldn't like the fact that she got this information from the enemy. She looked over to where he was sitting, and then she submerged herself under water where she swam to what she felt to be deep enough, and looked above her. The moon was starting to dance above. It was peaceful down there, but she often heard how people felt it was peaceful under water and often forget how long they were down there, and sometimes drowned. Remote had a good ability to hold her breath for a sufficient amount of time. but wasn't prepared to be instantly grabbed and brought up to the surface.

Angry, she looked over to see TC still sitting where she left him, but his eyes were dark, and there was a very stern looking man in front of her with dark hair, gray eyes, and a full mouth. "Thundercracker?"

"I couldn't get a reading from you any longer, so you forced me to come in here and get you!" His voice was definitely him. A deep resonating voice that was often very calm, but could be very forceful for the required time. "What the frag were you thinking?"

"Hey don't you ever raise your voice at me...EVER! I've been swimming here long enough to know what the hell I'm doing, and as for being underwater for that long, guess what I can hold my breath longer then a normal human can." Remote yelled at him. Seeing his eyes narrowing as if she should be frightened she just used his body to kick her foot off it to let her swim away from him. "Seriously, you are not my father, although my father knows I'm responsible enough to know better, and he himself has been to this very same lake."

This girl was becoming a mixture of so much that intrigued him. He should of been insulted that she just used him to propel herself away from him, but he found himself wanting to get closer to her. She looked upset at what he said to her about Skywarp and Ramjet, but he wish she didn't hide under water for more then 3 minutes worrying him when he couldn't read her any longer. Activating his never used holoform he dived in and quickly swam to her. She did look like peace underwater, but fear over took his own emotions. Seeing that she stopped and started to thread the water again, she was staring right at him as if challenging him. He decided to swim towards her, and stopped just in front of her.

"It won't be easy to tell my sisters or the Autobots what you said to me." Remote said softly. "My sisters would demand so much, and wonder why I am believing what you just told me. Some of the Autobots would think I'm a traitor."

"The overall goal is to take Earth's energy sources and bring them back to Cybertron along with taking over this planet and countless others. What was said by them is the first I'm hearing of it. I have no clue if others think the same thing." TC stated clearly.

"We will stop you on the first part."

"I don't doubt it."

Remote quirked up an eyebrow when he said that, and swam even closer to him. "What is your own purpose in life, Thundercracker?"

That question set him back. He didn't know when he was younger, and when Megatron spoke to him about the cause, it was such a stirring speech he felt he could do this for a while, and quit anytime. Millions of years later, and he was still on that side. He was embarrassed by his own answer. "I've had none before. I was young when I joined."

"And now?"

"I've been questioning it since landing here, but I know I will not join the Autobot cause."

Remotes voice was so low now that if it was anyone else they wouldn't catch what she would say, but he did. "Why not? You want to be on your own until you decide what to do with your own life?"

"That sounds like the way."

Giving him a small smile, she started to slowly make her way back to shore, hearing him beside her she looked over to him, and smiled. "There are many who will spend years trying to find their own purpose. Never feel ashamed, if you are thinking that."

He didn't say anything, and when he felt the shore under his legs and he stood up and she stood up as well, to see the moonlight dancing in her green eyes, and the way the light reflected on her skin, what he did he actually expected her to hit him. He put his arm around her waist quickly, and brought her to him where he wrapped her up in his arms. She struggled a little, but he guessed she sensed he was doing nothing more then hugging her, because she stopped struggling and hugged him back. Her tiny body against him felt so perfect and right. He felt he actually had a friend in her. He had to keep it like this.

"I will help protect you." He whispered.

"You think I can't handle myself?" She asked as she pulled back.

"I think you can, I just want to assure you of any needed help when it arises."

Studying him, she shrugged her shoulders, gave him a playful slap on the shoulder, and went to shore. Grabbing a towel out of her pack she dried herself off, as she noticed Thundercracker's ped shift. "I'll be leaving soon." Towel on her pack, she grabbed her clothes and put them on. "Thanks for the info, I will have to think of how to proceed with that."

Looking at her dress he nodded. "I'm sure you will judge the best course."

Smiling, she put a hand on his thumb, then hugged it. It would seem foolish normally, but in her soul she felt she can trust him. "I hope to see you again, TC."

"You will."

"Good bye for now, TC." Quickly grabbing her pack from the ground she headed off to her vehicle, and promptly got in and sped off as soon as the engine started. While on the road though, she thought of they way his arms felt around her. This is already forbidden even if no one knew of this, and yet this is the second time they spoke to one another. Perhaps the long hours at the hospital has finally gotten to her psyche. Sighing, she focused on the road. It was better to drive safe, rather then kill yourself.

Thundercracker on the other hand just looked out upon the water and reflected what the slag just happened...