Blazing Defender: Beginnings

by Hellion Prime

The LSC did not always exist, there was a time at which we did not even know each other. THIS is my recollection of the events from the meeting between us, to the forming of the LSC, and to our many battles. To those watching this video file, I am Hellion, proud member of the Lightning Strike Coalition.

2. Chapter 1

I do not own Transformers, all rights belong to Hasbro, I only own Hellion.

Chapter 1

Meeting the team

Hellion POV

I looked around the war-room as we walked in, spotting a few 'Bots I remembered - Warpath, Hot Rod, and Blurr. Warpath was the first to notice - as he came over.

"Hellion!" he said, "Long time no -POW- see!"

"Still trigger happy as ever, Warpath?" I said.

"Heh, you -BLAM- know it!" he said.

It seemed Blurr and Hot Rod noticed me as well, as they too walked over. I groaned silently, remembering just how fast Blurr speaks.

"Long-time-no-see-Hellion-how-have-you-been-whatch a-been-up-to?" he said.

"Blurr! Stop! Audios hurting!" Hot Rod said.

"Good to see you aren't any different either Blurr." I said.

"Sometimes I wish he'd slow down - or atleast when it comes to talking." Hot Rod said.

I chuckled and turned towards the front of the room, along with everyone else, as Ironhide walked in. There were three more 'Bots behind him. I was curious about who they were, as I had not seen them on the way here.

"Listen up fellas!" Ironhide said, "We got 3 new recruits here! Meet Sludge, Slag, and Snarl!"

They all saluted, and we did as well. Ironhide took a datapad out of his sub-space and walked towards the middle of the room - where the holo-table was. He pressed a button on the side of it, as a 3D map of an area I did not recognize. We all stood around it as he began speaking.

"This is the Sea of Rust." he said, "We have intel on a large pool of Energon there, it'll be YOUR mission to secure the area so we can begin collecting it."

"What kind of -BLAM- heat should we be packin'?" Warpath asked.

"Heavy weapons." Ironhide said, "Our intel suggest there is a small army of 'Cons guarding it and a tower in the middle of it."

"Those odds don't sound fair." I said, "For THEM anyways."

We all chuckled at that - even Ironhide. I noticed on the map that there were strong readings coming from the tip of the tower.

"What does the tower do?" I asked.

"We don't know yet, the scout couldn't tell us before the comm went dark." Ironhide said.

"Who was the scout anyways?" Hot Rod asked.

"It was Mirage." Ironhide said.

We all looked at eachother, grim looks on our faceplates. If Mirage of all 'Bots had been potentially captured, then whatever the 'Cons had there was dangerous.

"Warpath, you, Hot Rod, and Blurr will be sneaking in - yes I know you'd rather blast than sneak - but you're needed in case stealth doesn't work anymore." Ironhide said, "While Grimlock, Hellion, Swoop, Slag, Sludge, and Snarl will be a distraction."

"Sounds like this is gonna be fun." Grimlock said.

I nodded as Ironhide dismissed us. Grimlock, Swoop, and I started walking out of the room. I noticed Slag, Sludge, and Snarl were following and stopped, waiting for them to elaborate.

"If we're gonna be working as a team here, then we should probably get to know one another." Slag said.

I nodded at his logic, and looked at Grimlock to see if he agreed - as from the sound of it HE was to be the leader here. I saw him nod and turned back, as we began walking again.

"If we're gonn a be a team, then why not have a name?" Swoop said.

We all stopped to consider this, and nodded, but it seemed none of us had any ideas - until Grimlock spoke up.

"How about...Lightning Strike Coalition?" he said.

We all nodded, not bothering to question the name. I Had a feeling this mission was going to get chaotic most likely. The 'Cons would not give up an Energon lake so easily. This small army...might not be so small.

I had no idea how right I was.

And that's Chapter 1! Hope you all enjoyed, and remember to tell me how I'm doing!

R&R