Energon Goodies: Part Two
Three loud knocks resonated against the door before Wayne and I took off in different directions. As much as it scares me, I know all about Starscream's personality, and one of his quirks is his curiosity. The plan is for Wayne to knock on certain sections of the ship to continue to draw him away from the room while I search for the candy. And we won't get caught because I'll have Soundwave delete that certain section from the security footage. It's the perfect plot! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
I peeked around the corner to see Starscream stick his head out of the door. His optics weren't even open, but he still had that really pissed off expression; imagine the time when Knock Out called him, what was it? "Heir commandant." It's that exact face. ...I had surveillance duty that week with Soundwave, and the only reason I remember this is because I thought it was funny...and may have had Soundwave help me make a couple of internet memes with it—But that is not important right now!
Wayne knocking on the walls made him open his optics before turning his head towards the noise. I heard him snort before the sound of retreating heel struts reached my sensors. My servos rubbed together as I chuckled darkly underneath my breath. Yes, yes! My brilliant plan is unfurling PERFECTLY!
"Whoever woke me from the most perfect 'Steve Dream' yet will beg for death by the time I'm finished with them," I heard him grumble.
My visor dulled in pure mortal terror, he's had so many dreams about me that he calls them "Steve Dreams"? Now that's what I call a nightmare... I peeked around the corner to see Starscream about to turn into the other hall and got poised to run for his room. Just as he was about to turn, he starts...sniffing the fragging air like a goddamn turbofox!
"I smell Steve." I stumbled as far back from the corner as possible before standing straight, just completely rigid. He has my scent?! He has my fragging scent, are you serious?! The heel struts changed direction, and I quickly called Wayne as I rushed down the halls. "Change of plans! I'll have to distract Starscream while you look for the goodies! Did you know he has my scent?!"
"I can't go into his berthroom! Do you know what would happen if he caught me in there, because I shudder thinking about it!"
"You damn near got me killed last week, man! Get me my fucking candy!" On that cheerful note, I ended the commlink and blocked him to make sure he didn't call to whine again. I rounded the corner in just enough time to avoid Starscream seeing me, but not to stop pursuing me. Wayne, and legs, don't fail me now!
"Entering Starscream's berthroom and for what? A few pieces of candy?" I muttered to myself.
I hastily punched in the code to unlock the door before doing a quick look around to make sure no one was watching. With no one in sight, I marched into the lion's den and closed the door behind me. As expected, his room was a lot bigger than our room; he even has his own goddamn bathroom! I keep telling Steve to just give him one kiss, so he'll give us a personal bathroom, but nooo. Mister "You ever suggest that again, I'll throw you off the fragging ship" had to get all defensive on me...
"Now, if I were Starscream, where would I hide my precious candies?" I asked, scratching my helm. Noting his desk on the far side of the room, I quickly approached it and began sifting through the drawers.
"No."
"Nope."
"Nu, uh."
"WHOA!"
One of the bottom drawers had a bunch of Steve pictures in them; one of them even has him when he's asleep for primus sakes! I told his dumb ass that I heard someone in our room two months ago, I told him! Upon closing the drawer, and trying to push what I saw to the far back of my processor, I was just about to start looking when I heard heel struts coming my way.
"Oh no, no, no. Not today, I ain't dying today," I muttered to myself. Thinking on my feet, I quickly ran into his closet and closed the door just as he entered.
"Now, Steve, there's no reason for you to be shy. This isn't the first time you've been in my berthroom." Starscream dragged me into the room as I dug my heels into the floor, trying to catch a seam, a crack, something!
"Of course not! The first time was when I had been on my way to the bathroom..." I muttered.
He had caught up to my clumsy aft after I had tripped over my pedes one too many times and had landed flat on my fragging pedes. Why is it that every time I need my speed the most, that always happens to me?! Same thing happened the last time when I was chasing Wayne...
"Right, that incident was...unfortunate. Let's just get to the matter of why I brought you here." Turning away from me, he made his way to the closet as I frantically looked for a place where he would hide his candy. As he opened the door, Wayne stiffened up and looked at his surroundings. Luckily, Starscream was rummaging through his desk for something.
We quickly did our own personal sign language, I instructing him to run into the bathroom, while he cursed me for getting him stuck in this situation in the first place before he ran where I told him to. I turned towards Starscream, and I saw that he had put something behind his back.
"Cover your visor," he stated. I did as he told and before I knew it, something was shoved against my chest, and I gasped at what I saw. The one thing I've longed for this whole wretched night is within my grasp; ENERGON CANDY!
"I heard you and that...friend of yours talking about how much you enjoyed the confection, and I did have it just tucked away, collecting dust, so I figured it would be a lovely gift," he explained. I wasn't really listening because I didn't really care! It's finally mine! All MINE! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
But, he did go out of his way to give it to me... I'm so gonna regret this later; damn my conscious...
In approximately five seconds-ish; I had put the energon candy in my subspace, spun Starscream around to allow Wayne to leave the room, hugged him and soon joined my friend in becoming a purple blur on a beeline to our room. Once inside, we looked at each other before I started doing a victory...routine.
"We did it! We got the candy, we got the candy!" I said, shaking Wayne before hugging him. He pushed me off before walking to his berth and lying down.
"Great, fantastic. Can we just eat the stuff and be done with this night?"
"..."
"Steve? S-Steve, are we gonna eat..." The servo he used to reach out for his share of the candy fell limp as I saw that I had shoved every piece of candy into my mouth. I slowed down on my chewing as he looked at me before slumping to the side after I asked, "What, you wanted some?"
The ending seems a little...meh, to me... But that's all I've got. Look for the next chapter: "Human games are scary".
