A/n: third chapter! and the introduction of a few of the decepticons! sorry for thouse who thought Starscream would make an apperance, but that for the next chapter. And I did some research on Blitzwing ( he's in his G1 alt forms) Please review if you like it!
[Can you come to the cockpit, please.] Skylar asked to the girl. She heard an affirmative, and then there was the feeling of the girl holding onto the inside of her cargo hold as she walked carefully to the cockpit. Skylar continued to duck and weave, trying to lessen the damage to herself and her passenger.
[Skylar, this is bad. Do you see that fighter jet, the larger one?] Skyfire asked as he was also ducking the attack. The one called Skywarp was still on his tail, and Skylar didn't like it. She turned her scanners towards the jet he mentioned.
[The MiG-25 fighter jet?] Skylar asked, and she felt someone sit in her pilot seat. She quickly buckled the girl in as she waited for Skyfire's answer.
[That's the one we really got to look out for. He's a triple changer.] Skyfire said, and Skylar went into a nosedive, trying to shake off the ever-persistent jet on her tail. It seems like Starscream is not here, but the other seekers were.
[Why does that make him dangerous?] Skylar asked, and she pulled out of the nosedive with a few feet to spare, knocking over more trees. There was fire form the direction of the base, showing that the other Autobots finally realized something was wrong.
[He has different powers than normal mechs. And, he's like you. Why he's here, I don't know. His name is Blitzwing. ] Skyfire said, and Skylar felt a pain through her circuits on her left wing. She was hit, and down to half thrusters. Warning flashed up in her visor, and the girl in her pilot seat squeaked in fear.
[What's your name, girl?] She asked her passenger. The girl shook her head; slightly dizzy from the stunts Skylar had to pull. She felt another hit on her underbelly, and she realized that she was too damaged to continue this in the air. She was just too cumbersome, unlike the jets that were following her. She heard the scream of Blitzwing's engines behind her, and she lowered altitude.
"My name is Tori Rose." The girl said, and she closed her eyes, bracing on the seat. Skylar lowered altitude again, firing at the jet that appeared in front of her, only to see it disappear.
[That was Skywarp!] Skyfire said, and Skylar felt dread gather in her spark chamber. She had an inkling of an idea at why he was named that.
[Skyfire! Head back to the base!] Skylar said, and shewas just above the tree line again. Skyfire paused, cutting his engines to half power. She braced herself, trying to talk herself into changing. She really didn't want to kill her passenger, which made this even trickier.
[Tori, my name is Skylar Starspark. I'm going to have to change to my other alt mode. I need you to stay absolutely still, okay?] Skylar said, and she felt the girl nod, bracing herself against Skylar's seat. Skylar revved her engines, metal rearranging itself into her bot form. She cupped a hand around the girl as she started falling as she felt herself place one foot on the ground. Another surge of power had her changing into her magnum form, and her hand turned into the seat. She raced off, clicking the girl into the seat belt as she took cover under the trees.
[Skylar! Back to base, now!] Came the thundering cry of Optimus, and she raced forward through the trees, ducking and weaving as Tori slumped in the drivers seat, unconscious. She pulled out of the trees as Thundercracker and Skywarp harried Skyfire into the base. The doors slid shut, leaving just enough of a gap for Skylar to squeeze through.
Above the tree line, Blitzwing followed the progress of the unmarked Magnum, intrigued. Maybe the rumors were true. After all, the femme below him did have the basic colors and build of the second in command himself. But, to see that she was a triple changer changed the whole board.
"Very interesting change, femme." He muttered to himself as he saw her duck into the base below. The doors clanged shut, keeping him and the other fliers out.
[Skywarp! Thundercracker! Return to base at once!] Came a garbled transmission from Starscream. Blitzwing was amused to notice his name was not mentioned. Maybe it was because he wasn't part of that trine. He watched as the two seekers turned towards home, intent on leaving the Autobots behind. Blitzwing circled the base lazily, trying to find the femme again. He did find that he could scan the base, and one ping would show up. Which was odd, for this base was fortified against his scanners. Or so they thought.
[Blitzwing?] Came a call form a private COM. He answered, still puzzling over this new turn.
[Yes, Astrotrain.] He answered, and the other triple changer waited to answer. Blitzwing circled again, riding the wind and trying to get the COM to shut off. When Astrotrain was like this, it was better to ignore him.
[Where are you?] He asked, and Blitzwing looped, trying to come up with an answer that wouldn't give away his position.
[Around. Do you need me, Astrotrain?] He asked, and there was a pause on the other end of the line.
[Did you find the source of that new energy?] Astrotrain said, and Blitzwing almost cut his engines in surprise. That was what he had been doing! So why did he end up here, by the Autoscum base? Then it hit him. The new triple changer would give off a strange energy signal. Of course, that explains everything.
[Yes, Astrotrain, I did. And you are never going to believe what I found.] Blitzwing said, and if he was in bot mode, he would of smirked. There was a pause, and he realized that Astrotrain was waiting for him to enlighten the subject.
[I have one sentence that will clear everything up. The Rumors Are True.] Blitzwing said, and with that, he turned towards his own base, intent on telling his fellow triple changer everything he found out before Megatron could tell him. He always manages to spoil his surprises.
