The Bond of Master and Servant

Author's Note: Wow I posted this up fast! xD Enjoy part 2 of this chapter! Oh, I'm not too familiar with Cybertonian phrases of Time. Like Joor, Vorn, etc. So I'm leaving them out. It's too confusing! *eats a cookie*

Disclaimer: Transformers doesn't belong to me. The OC's I make are.

Chapter 2: Where the Wind Blows Part 2

~Flashback~

(Thoughts)

=Speaking Cybertronian=

::Comlink::

It was a slow day at N.E.S.T and everyone was either on patrol, training, or in a human term; being lazy. Ironhide was in his room fixing up his new weapons and cleaning them out. As he fixed them up, his mind was elsewhere. It's been over 1000 years and he still hasn't heard anything on Zephyr or her whereabouts. He sighed through his air vents, he missed that MechaPanther dearly and was worried about her. Last time he seen her was on Cybertron during Starscream's surprise attack on Lacon. He smiled. Ironhide remembered when they first met, he found her in the metallic forests where all kinds of Mechanimals lived. Zephyr was only a little Cyber-cub when they met. He remembered the look on her face when she saw him.

~Ironhide was walking through what was left of the Metallic Forests. The Decepticons tore up the area, leaving destruction in it's wake. A few Mechanimals survived and were relocated to another area. He shook his head and growled.

"Damn Decepticons... How could they do such a thing to them?"

He kept walking when he heard something move. Whipping out his cannon, he looked around and tried to pinpoint the source of the sound. Getting irritated, he called out. "Come out whoever you are! I know you're hiding here!" The rustle of some metallic bushes could be heard as he turned around with his weapon aimed at it. He watched for a few nanoseconds as something black with red stripes limped out. It had four legs, two tails, and big wide cat-like optics. Ironhide lowered his cannon as the little Mechanimal mewed up at him weakly.

"Mew... Mew..."

"You poor thing..." He leaned down and gently picked up the little cyber-cub, holding it close to him he noticed it was injured and really weak. The little cub started crying as it tried to move away, Ironhide gently rubbed it's back and cooed at it to calm it down. "Shh... It's okay little one, you're safe now." It stopped crying and looked up at him. Ironhide smiled as it mewed and licked his arm. He walked out of the area and stopped, in front of him was a dead body of a larger MechaPanther, except it was white with red stripes. The cyber-cub turned it's head and started mewing franticly and was reaching out with it's paws. Ironhide put two and two together.

"Oh no... That's your creator isn't it little one?"

"Mew! MEW!"

Ironhide felt sparkbroken at the sight; the cub was an orphan and had no one to take care of it. He watched as the cyber-cub in his arms reached out franticly for its mother, not realizing it was offline. He petted it as it looked up at him with tears in its optics.

"I'm sorry little one... She's gone..."

The cyber-cub snuggled up in his arms and started crying again, not only for losing it's mother but because of the pain it felt from it's injuries. Ironhide walked away and gently petted the distressed cub. "There, there little one. Everything's going to be alright. How about I take care of ya? I'm sure your creator would like that." The cub looked up at him as it wiped the tears away from it's optics. It wrapped it's tails around his wrist and spoke to him using telephy. The black Mech was shocked to hear it speaking to him in his CPU. It asked if he'll take care of her. He nodded and gently poked it's nose, making it giggle at the contact. "I'll take good care of you little one. Now what to call you?" The cyber-cub tilted it's head and spoke to him again. Ironhide blinked his optics then chuckled.

"You're named Zephyr?"

The cub nodded and licked his hand, making him laugh. "Okay little one. Zephyr it is."

"Mew!"

Ironhide smiled and carefully made his way out of the ruined forest. Zephyr nipped at his fingers playfully and mewed at him. "Haha! You're a feisty one." He left with his new friend Zephyr and headed back to Lacon.~

Finishing up with his weapons, he sat them on the table and walked out his room. He needed to clear his CPU. Sure he missed his loyal companion dearly but without her by his side he felt empty. He walked outside and looked up at the sky. (Zephyr... I pray to Primus you're safe... Wherever you are.) He headed towards the Rec Room, High Grade Energon sounding good to him about now.

...

Zephyr sped at 80mph down the freeway, expertly weaving in and out through the traffic. This alternate form she chose was perfect for her. Sleek and fast. Plus the brand name was named after one of Earth's felines; the Jaguar. Zephyr has only been on this planet for a week and was getting used to her new surroundings. She noticed that the fleshlings, Humans as they were called, would glance at her and some would even touch her whenever she was parked somewhere. They were odd creatures. Most of them ogled over how pretty her red stripes were or how beautiful she was. Humans seemed to like vehicles that were sleek or tough-looking. She still didn't understand why they liked them so much, but as long as she stayed hidden she didn't care.

Zephyr got off the freeway and felt her fuel tanks gumble, she was hungry. Earth's natural fuels were tasty to her; it reminded her of the meat-flavored Energon her master always gave her. She pulled up at a Chevron gas station and darkened her windows. Then she activated her holoform: a tall 5'9 dark-skinned woman with long black hair tinted with red stripes and a curvy figure that'd make men look at her twice. Her eyes were a golden color and slanted, giving her the cat-eyed look. It wasn't hard for her to use her holoform plus it didn't require much energy to maintain either. She looked at herself and noticed she was wearing no clothes. She's a Mecha-panther so why should she? Looking around she saw the humans wearing clothes. And if she got out of the car wearing nothing it'll draw too much attention. She groaned and soon a red dress appeared on her body along with red high heels. She got out of her cabin and looked at the gas pump in front of her.

(Hmm… Which should I get? Premium and Unleaded taste so yummy.)

She was trying to pick which one to get when a man walked over to her. He looked Zephyr up and down and smirked. Her body was enticing to the eye and he liked what he saw. "Hello Ma'am. Are you having any trouble?" Zephyr looked up at him and frowned, she didn't like how he was looking at her. She shook her head no and looked back at the gas pump when she felt him touch her arm. "Are you sure ma'am? Because you know, I could help you with that." The man slowly traced his finger down her arm and chuckled slyly. Zephyr was getting annoyed so she smacked his hand away and spoke to him.

"I don't... need any... help."

Seeing the look in her eyes and hearing the tone of her voice made the man back away and held his hands up. He soon walked away as she made her decision on the Premium gas. She put the pump in her gas opening and drunk to her hearts content. Looking around she saw the same man flirting with another woman and sighed. (Ugh, how revolting... Seems like the males of this species are too gun-ho on thinking with their spikes.) Zephyr didn't like talking to others either, only her Master and his mate are the ones she talks to. Others she didn't bother with. Soon the pump stopped and her form shuddered a little. That gas tasted so good to her that she almost had her holoform fizzle out. She put the pump back and hacked into it to trick the machine that she paid for it. Good thing her friend Jazz taught her how to hack into things. Zephyr got inside her cabin and shut the door, driving off and going down the road. Her form disappeared seeing as she has no use for it at the moment. She opened her hood a little and burped loudly, snickering when the driver behind her slammed on his brakes, thinking the sound was a random backfire.

(Humans are so skittish. It was only a burp.)

With her fuel tanks full of the tasty gas, she suddenly felt tired. She pulled into a park and parked under a shady tree for a nap.

...

"Ironhide? Cybertron to Ironhide!"

"Hm? Oh, what was it you were saying?"

"Dude, you've been zonin' out on me for the past 5 minutes. You okay man?"

Ironhide was deep in his thoughts when Jazz called him. He wasn't alright; he was missing his companion so much that his spark hurt just thinking about her. Ironhide shared a special bond with his pet, one that rivals bonds between Cybertronians and Symbiotes. When a Mech or a Femme shares a bond with a Mechanimal they can use that creature as a weapon. The Mechanimal transforms into whatever weapon their master infuses in them, plus they inherit their master's personality. Those with bonds like that are said to be powerful and deadly in battle. Ironhide and Zephyr were of no exception. He looked at Jazz who was staring at him worriedly and waved his hand in a dismissive manner. "I'm fine, just thinking."

"About what? Something must be on your processor to make you zone out like that."

Ironhide grunted and looked down at his cup of Energon. "It's nothing important."

"Nothin' Important? Hide' if you're thinkin' so much about it then obviously it's important. So what is it?"

"I told you it's nothing Jazz. Just drop it." He got up to refill his cube with more High Grade and muttered something too faint for Jazz to pick up. Jazz rolled his optics behind his visor. Something has got the Weapons Specialist down and he has no idea what. Then something clicked in his CPU; He now knew what was getting Ironhide so down. It was fairly obvious.

"You're missin' Zephyr aren't ya?"

Ironhide glanced back at his friend who was grinning like he won in one of Bumblebee's video games. He sighed through his vents and leaned on the wall. He spoke softly after a few minutes of silence. "Yea, I do." He almost flinched when Jazz jumped in his face pointing a finger at him. "HA! I knew it! You miss your little pussy don'cha?!" Ironhide slapped his hand out of his face and scoffed. "So what if I am? She can take care of herself."

"Dude I know how ya are." The silver Mech crossed his arms and smirked at him. "You always get like dis wheneva' you start thinkin' bout' her."

Ironhide drunk his High Grade in one gulp and blankly stared at him. He was getting irritated and wanted to drop the subject. "Get like what?"

"Like dis dude!" Jazz waved his arms in front of him to empizise his point. "Why not just start lookin' for her? I know that pussy misses ya too and it wouldn't surprise me if she's somewhere on dis planet searchin' for ya."

"Like I said before, she can take care of herself. We may have a special bond but she won't go offline from being far away from me. Zephyr's too strong for that." Ironhide unconsciously rubbed his right arm where a strange Cybertronian symbol was. He always did that whenever he was worried about her. Jazz noticed this and gently punched his arm, smirking. "I'd beg to differ Hide'. She's like an extension of yourself or sumthin'. Pit I don't know how that works but she's hurtin' just as much as you are." Ironhide closed his optics and sighed through his vents. Jazz was right, if a Mechanimal gets separated from its Master then they'll become weak. Not only that they feel pain from being so far apart from them. He frowned. Could Zephyr be in pain just from being apart from him? What would happen if she couldn't find him or if he couldn't find her? Ironhide opened his optics and walked past Jazz and out of the Rec Room. Jazz turned and followed him. "Hide'? Where ya goin?"

"To find Zephyr what else?"

Jazz grinned and folded his arms. "Then I'll check the Main Computer. If I find her I'll let you know."

Ironhide glanced back at him and smiled. "Thanks Jazz." He walked to the front entrance of N.E.S.T and transformed, speeding out on the tarmac and heading towards the main road. If he could pick up on Zephyr's signal then he'll be able to find her. The wind blew in his direction and surrounded the armor of his alt mode, carrying faint traces of a scent he faintly recognized. He sped up faster, determined to reach his location.

(Don't worry girl, I'll find you no matter where you are.)

AN: This chapter adds on a hint of mystery don't chu think? xD Oh I don't know if I should post this in the Movie section of Transformers or in the Transformers/Beast Wars section. Hell I'll probably post them in both sections. *shrugs* Let me know in Reviews!