A/N: Don't own em.
Looks like Sideswipe and Mikaela are on the run again! What happens when he's trailed by someone who can go just as fast as he can?
Sideswipe and Mikaela didn't slow down for miles. For one, Sunstreaker was right on his twin's tail, yelling profanities as they stormed through the city and onto the highway. Sunstreaker finally gave up his chase after a few miles, deciding it wasn't worth his effort. He was more than just a little annoyed at his brother's antics, and figured he would get him once Sides returned to base. Besides, he was still puzzled by his brother's sudden turn against the Autobots.
Back at the base, however, things were not going well. Prowl had returned to Optimus to tell him what Sideswipe had done and he hadn't seen Optimus so furious as he was now, "Bring him back to base immediately," he said, his voice low and meaningful.
"Sunstreaker is on his tail, he will get him,"
"No, I am not," Sunstreaker stepped through the door and looked up at Optimus and Prowl, "I figure he has to return at some time, we can catch him then,"
"Sunstreaker, your brother has broken one of my main laws, and by Cybertronian law, his fate as being an Autobot just dropped dramatically."
Sunstreaker's face went from angry to shocked. He had never heard of Optimus saying something like that. He hadn't ever heard of him even kicking anyone from the Autobot force, "Surely you could just throw him in the brig?" He was worried for his brother, and the stress in his voice showed.
"No, not this time,"
Huh? "With your permission, I would like to know what you plan to do to my brother, sir," Sunstreaker was genuinely curious and the way he asked showed it, the plead in his optics.
Optimus looked down at Sunny but didn't speak, instead he turned to Prowl, "See that he is found immediately," Prowl nodded and headed out the door, he barely caught a glimpse of Sam backing away from the door, disappearing around the corner.
They were free. They were together. Nothing could get between them as they continued to race down the highway, headed as far away from Tranquility as they possibly could. Sideswipe had engaged his holo-form shortly after they had gotten on the highway, even though Mikaela was in the driver's seat of the car. He watched her sitting there with a somewhat stupid smirk. Oh how she wore the seat of that car. He would see men looking at her as she neared other vehicles. He knew he had his prize by the beaming smile he gave them when they stared at her. She was his, "You've been quiet,"
"I know," she looked over at him. She could read him so well as she nodded, "I been thinking, actually,"
"About what?"
"Well, like what's gonna happen now." She sighed. She hadn't wanted to even bring it up to him, but she had to, because now they were like convicts to the largest force on the planet – literally.
"What do you mean, Mika?" he asked. It wasn't that he didn't know. No, he knew damned well, and knew what would happen if they were caught. He still wanted to hear what she had to say, however, so provoking her with the question was helping them both figure out what they were going to do.
"We are both in such a heap of trouble, now, you know that, right?"
"Of course I know that, Mika, but I have you now, I am not worried in the slightest."
"They will come for you," she said sadly, and she looked down at her lap, where she played with her fingernails. She bit her lower lip in frustration.
"And I will run," he reached for her arm and touched her softly, "They can't catch me, and they won't take me from you."
She looked over at him, meeting his gaze and she frowned, "The Autobots are relentless." She said.
As if I didn't know that by now. "Me and my brother didn't last this long for nothing," he reasoned with her. She knew he was right. Both of them were resilient as could be.
"This is different, Sides. You didn't just prank someone, you broke one of Prime's main laws,"
"I always break his laws," Sideswipe scoffed with a chuckle, "So what else is new?" Deep down he grimaced, he knew this was going to be a lot different than any time before. It was like a direct defection to the Decepticons. It wasn't like she couldn't see it in his pristine blue eyes, and she frowned, as if to read his mind, "Sides, it'll be ok."
He smiled up at her and placed his hand on hers. She felt the butterflies come to her. This was the feeling he brought to her, and now it seemed even more daring than before, "Where are we going to go?"
He went to answer her, but his words stuck in his vocal processor as his eyes went to behind her where he saw another Autobot coming right for them. He didn't even hesitate as he sped up faster. It wasn't easy to catch the twins, but there were a couple out there that were almost just as fast, if not faster, and he was hot on his tail, "Shit, why would he come?" Sideswipe swerved in and out of traffic as he headed for the nearest exit, nearly hitting the margin as he moved between two cars, "Sideswipe you are gonna get us both killed!" Mikaela shouted as she curled in his driver's seat.
"You know me better than that. I am not a normal car, and as such it's hard for me to wreck, give me credit, girl," He smirked at her and looked behind them, still seeing his pursuer still on their tail. Mikaela took a moment to look at him, and for a second she wondered how he was driving and looking behind him at the same time, but didn't dare ask. He eyes followed his to the dark red car behind them. She wasn't sure if she knew who it was, but the car was definitely exotic. It was called a Ronn Scorpion Concept car, only very few existed and this particular Autobot saw it and liked it badly enough to use it. There were flames over the hood and down the sides as it melted into purple and blended the car together, "Is that who you're running from?" She asked as he whipped to another lane, yet didn't look away from his rear window, "Hot Shot," he said.
Mikaela swore she could hear the anger in his voice. Obviously the great Sideswipe could be annoyed, which she wasn't sure was possible because he was so 'go with the flow', but now the look in his holo matter eyes revealed that he was indeed becoming pissed.
"Just pull over, Sides, I wanna talk to you!" called a voice from the red and purple, and mind you, hot car and Mikaela swept her body around to the side window as the nose of the car approached, "Shit, you two are going to cause an accident!" she backed quickly from the window as they flew by a car, landing in his arms, "Don't worry," he smiled down at her before his face distorted into a mean scowl and he looked out his back window, he spoke deadly calm, "Hot Shot, I suggest you get off my tail,"
"This is a little fun, actually. Nothing more fun than chasing one of you twins around, ha!" Hot Shot replied while revving his engine high.
"Don't make me hurt you," He threatened.
"Hurt me? Come on, Sides, I know you better than that! I know you're vicious in battle, but I doubt you'd pull any of that on any of the Autobots," Hot Shot said it to Sideswipe as if he figured the twin really wouldn't hurt him.
Sideswipe's brows furrowed, even though he tenderly held onto Mikaela. He looked down at her, "He's not going to quit,"
Mikaela looked up at Sideswipe then frowned, "We can't keep this up, someone is going to get hurt,"
"I know," he said solemnly before looking back out the window, "I will stop you, Hot Shot, this is your final warning," He really didn't want to stop Hot Shot, but he would to keep the little creep off of him so they could get away in peace. His threat went unanswered except for a side hit from the Scorpion. At that, Sideswipe growled and he softly lifted Mikaela then grabbed a hold of her tight as he slammed on his brakes, spinning himself as his weapon sub-spaced from his fenders and he shot at Hot Shot, then just as quickly, he spun back around and bolted.
"You shot me!" Hot Shot's voice ran over the comm. and Mikaela could hear it.
"I did warn you," Sideswipe eased his hold on Mikaela, he looked down at her as he saw the worry in her eyes, "Sit up, I am gonna transform,"
"What? Why, Sides?"
"Because he won't take me back to base, he won't take me away from you," he pushed her towards his door as the car slid to a stop, the momentum causing her to hold tight to the steering wheel and his door lifted. She moved quickly, knowing he meant business, and he quickly transformed just in time to catch Hot Shot as he transformed and lunged at him. Mikaela ran, knowing full well how easily she could be squished under the footsteps of roughhousing Autobots. She made her way to a wall and watched as Sideswipe was getting the upper hand. Both were clicking and screeching in their native tongue as they wrestled, "You should know better than to provoke me, Hot Shot,"
"You alone aren't anything I can't face, Sides," Hot Shot reached for Sideswipe's incoming arm, deflecting the coming punch to his face, "Give it up!" he yelled as he reached out and darted at Sideswipe's side, grabbing him and throwing him backwards hard.
Sideswipe grunted under the force of the throw, his voice still dangerous calm, "You are apparently younger than I or Sunstreaker, since you should know better than to underestimate me," Sideswipe got to his feet and reached for Hot Shot's arm and twisted it. There was the unmistakable crunch of servos and gyros breaking under the sheer strength of the red twin's grasp.
The younger bot winced and let out a painful screechy cry, but didn't let up, "Without Sunstreaker, you're nothing, Sideswipe," Hot Shot growled as pain was easily readable in his vocal processor, he figured hitting the twin where it hurt most might make him falter. Sideswipe growled at him. It wasn't easy to piss him off, and here Hot Shot had done a damn good job of it.
"Sunstreaker isn't the one you should worry about, Hot Shot," Just then Sideswipe reached out with both arms and grabbed a hold of the youngling with both hands and moved to stand, lifting him off the ground. His optics burned brightly of purple as he glared at the youngling, "it's me," he growled, getting right in the youngling's face, "Go back to base," his voice was a hiss, "Or I might not go so easily on you,"
Hot Shot defiantly reached out with a foot, kicking as hard as he could into the red twin, who let out a yelp and doubled over from the hit for a split second before going erect again and his optics narrowed dangerously. Mikaela watched in horror at the look on Sideswipe's face went from somewhat angered to downright evil. She didn't see that often, those times reserved for when he was ready to tear into a Decepticon.
