Ripline stared as NinjaElf looked strangely spooked. Normally nothing ever made her sister flinch, less spooked. Cera looked at the sisters curiously. Then suddenly a chime sounded. NinjaElf growled as she quickly climbed onto Starscream's shoulder.
"Cameras, quickly," NinjaElf barked.
Starscream quickly obeyed. NinjaElf flipped through the cameras, every time she flipped the cameras, she watched the grainy recordings intently. Suddenly, she shot an arrow at one of the buttons next to a hallway door. The door closed down. There was banging on the door.
"Hey! Let me in!" yelled a voice.
It was Smokescreen. Starscream opened the door and Smokescreen tumbled in. But he looked really funny. He had red blush painted on his cheeks and he had purple bunny ears and tail. Ripline burst out laughing as Smokescreen looked embarrassed. Cera just looked at him curiously.
"Who are you?" Smokescreen asked, looking at Cera.
"Um… hi. My name is Cera," she replied.
Smokescreen just looked at the human in front of him then turned to look at Starscream. Only to glance at him curiously.
"What?" Starscream demanded.
"Is that NinjaElf sitting on your shoulder?" he asked.
NinjaElf just rolled her eyes, then she quickly poked Starscream and pointed at the tablet on the desk. Starscream quickly went over to pick it up. Then NinjaElf started to flip through the cameras again.
"Hey Rip. Why is Starscream so obedient?" asked Smokescreen in a whisper.
Ripline just shrugged. Then she pulled on one of Smokescreen's bunny ears. Smokescreen just glared at Ripline as she laughed again. Cera gently whacked Ripline on the back of her head.
"Hey," complained Ripline, "I was just kidding."
"That's not nice," stated Cera.
Ripline pouted then she smiled mischievously. Cera had a bad feeling. NinjaElf closed the other door when they heard knocking on the door. Cera raised an eyebrow at Ripline. Ripline just shrugged when suddenly a voice called out from the other side.
"Open the door! For Primus's sake! It's Ratchet!" he yelled.
NinjaElf jus sighed and let Starscream open the door. But what she saw made her laugh and nearly fall off her perch on Starscream's shoulder. Starscream was also laughing.
"What is it?" asked Ripline as she tried to look.
But Starscream was blocking her view. After a short while, Starscream moved aside and let Ratchet in. Ripline and Smokescreen just burst into laughing at the sight before them. Ratchet had cute little brown ears on his head, red blush painted on his face, and a stubby brown tail. What was really funny was his face, the cute brown ears and blush just made his face look really cute when he was frowning. Ratchet huffed in annoyance.
"Alright people, I need to scan you to make sure nothing is damaged," stated Ratchet as he scanned a giggling Smokescreen.
Then he scanned Ripline, only to notice a human he never met before. He looked at her curiously.
"Rip. Did you even tell them I was coming?" asked Cera.
"Um… I forgot about that Cera," replied Ripline sheepishly.
Cera just sighed and went over to Smokescreen. After a short while, they started chatting in a friendly matter. NinjaElf just continued to flip through the cameras while perched on Starscream's shoulder. Starscream seemed a bit tense with NinjaElf around. Ripline made note of that when a thought hit her head. Her eyes widened when she remembered something. Then Ripline face palmed. How could she have forgotten about Starscream's little crush? Ripline just sighed and wished Soundwave was here. How she missed his comforting presence…
Hey guys! I know this chapter was short, so sorry about it. But what was Ripline thinking about? To find out you'll have to read Transformers Prime: Dares by ScreamingYoYos. Anyways, hope you guys enjoyed this chapter!
~DragonFlmeShuriken
