Chapter 4 Home bound part 1
Disclaimer: I own nothing except my OC.
*New note this chapter has been revised with some minor changes. 28-7-2014
EmoPirateLuv: Thank you!
Devil-O-Angel:To be honest I don't know if more Decepticons will show up, I never planned for any at all but Lazerbeak popped up out of nowhere so you never know. No the Autobots from the ark aren't going to show up in her world sadly. Will they ever get home -shrugs- that's my little secret.
"Rin wake up."
The teen opened a sleepy eye to see a glowing blue band beside her head.
"Five more minutes Jazz," she whined with a yawn snuggling deeper into her pillow.
"Nope! Now hop too it," Jazz ordered giving her a shake which only resulted in her snuggling in deeper.
"Come on or else I'll- Hey wow!" Jazz was cut off mid threat by Karin snatched the mini bot and hugging him like a child would with a teddy bear.
"Ahh! Jack help!" He called flailing his arms,
"I told you to let her wake up on her own Jazz," the inventor answered from his usual spot under the window where he was tinkering with the ray gun.
"How come Jazz gets all the loving?" Sideswipe asked with a laugh as he crawled onto the bed on Karin's other side grinning broadly down at the dark mech who had stopped his struggling and excepted defeat.
"Shove it up your tailpipe Sides," he grumbled as Karin snuggled up more.
Sunstreaker who was standing in front of the mirror again, only this time on Laserbeak's box, cast them a disgusted look muttering about flesh bags and skin cells. Swoop who had been watching Wheeljack work looked at them curiously.
"Why Jazz try to wake Karin?" He asked.
"Because Karin's gona be late for school," Jazz stated before getting tossed into the air and Sideswipe was knocked onto his back.
"What? What time is it?" Karin asked looking for her alarm clock ignoring the two bots protests at being thrown around.
"Where is it?" She asked jumping out of the bed before seeing the remains of her Hello Kitty alarm clock at Wheeljack's feet.
"Jack!"
"Yes?" He asked completely oblivious to the problem.
"Next time you want to dismantle my stuff please ask me first," Karin said shaking her head before hopping over the discarded pieces of metal and wiring on the floor to grab her phone off the dresser.
"I was going to ask you but you were asleep and my experience shows that waking the female of your species from recharge is unwise," Wheeljack replied while Jazz and Sideswipe fixed themselves from being tossed around.
"Nice legs Rin." Sideswipe said with a cheeky grin seeing that she was only wearing an oversized t-shirt. Karin rolled her eyes with a grin as Jazz clipped him over the head.
"Why thank you Sides you're not so bad yourself," she said opening her phone.
"Dammit I'm late!" Karin cried grabbing her green uniform and running into the bathroom.
"Hey what the heck are we supposed to do today?" Sideswipe asked scratching his helm.
"Good question, 'Jack what are ya doing with that thing?" Jazz asked the inventor.
"I'm strengthening the range magnitude of the warp gate," Wheeljack replied.
Karin rushed out of the bathroom hopping on one foot trying to pull on her boots.
"Not the most flattering outfit," Jazz commented at the wide legged pants, baggy green jumper and gray shirt underneath which Karin didn't bother to button up or tuck in.
"It's a school uniform Jazz it's not meant to be flattering," Karin replied finally getting the stubborn boot on.
"Can we go with you?" Sideswipe asked in a pleading voice trying to make his optics big and sad.
"Nope," Karin said standing behind Sunstreaker to see the mirror causing the yellow twin to frown at her.
"Aww don't frown Sunshine, it doesn't suit your handsome face," Karin said fixing her hair into a ponytail.
"Jazz you have my number and gave me yours right?" Karin asked pulling her bag out from under the bed, Jazz grinned.
"Sure babe, just call the Jazz-man anytime," Jazz said with his signature grin and two thumbs up. Sideswipe gasped.
"How come you didn't give me your number?" He accused.
"Did you ask for it?" She responded raising an eyebrow at him as she scratched under Swoops beak.
"Um...No, but I'm asking now."
Karin looked thoughtful for a moment. "If you don't break anything and the house isn't a total tip by the time I get back; then I'll give it to you," she said pulling a key out of her pocket and handing it to Jazz.
"Alright that's a key to the back door, don't lose it and don't let anyone see you, and 'Jack please don't blow up or dismantle anything," Karin warned though it came out as more of a plea.
"Karin," Sunstreaker said grabbing her attention as he pointed at his wrist, a human concept he had picked up watching TV.
"Crap! Right ok, by guys!" Karin called dashing out the door.
"That should do it," Wheeljack said closing a panel on the gun.
"So does this mean that we can open the warp gate now?" Sideswipe asked.
"No, it just means it will open sooner than before," Wheeljack replied causing the twins to sigh.
"Hey now chill mechs, we'll just deal with this one step at a time like we've been doin all along, besides how much longer could this take?" Jazz asked.
"Don't answer that," Sunstreaker said shuttering his optics as Wheeljack was about to respond. Sideswipe shrugged not really caring anymore
"I'm gona go put hair dye in the shampoo bottles," he said leaving, none of the others bothered to stop him.
Jazz dragged Laserbeak's box out of the room when the cassette started to try and break out of it again. The metal box was sporting some noticeable dents from the inside and Jazz was sure it wouldn't be long before the Decepticon did get out. He just hoped the warp gate would open before that happened or they might never be able to catch the 'con again.
Unfortunately for Jazz that wasn't going to happen and he wasn't the only one that was going to have trouble with a Decepticon on that day.
The Ark
"Optimus Prime! Return Laserbeak at once!" A gruff voice bellowed from outside the Autobot base.
"We don't have your stinking bird!" Ironhide called back in annoyance. He just wanted to go out there and knock some heads but Prime ordered that they don't attack unless the 'cons did first.
"It would be illogical to think that this will not end in a direct confrontation," Prowl said from where he stood a little ways from their leader.
"I know but we have to take into consideration the fact that we still have a crisis of our own to resolve and we don't have Laserbeak," Optimus replied.
"Maybe he's stuck in the air vents," Bluestreak suggested.
"It wouldn't be the first time it's happened," Hound agreed with a chuckle.
"Red Alert is cheeking the security footage now. He should get back to us as soon as he stops glitching over the fact that a Decepticon may have gotten past his lock down," Prowl said a note of agitation in his voice.
"Come out here Prime and face me like a mech!"
"For Primus sake, would someone shut that slagger up already?" Ratchet snapped ready to go out there a throw a wrench at the Decepticon leader's helm.
"If it were that simple we wouldn't be fighting a war," Ironhide grumbled.
"Um Optimus sir we may have a problem," Infernos voice came over the com Link.
"Go ahead Inferno," Optimus said back.
"We found Laserbeak,"
"Great where is he?" Gears asked wanting to get along with things.
"We'll see that's where we have a problem," Inferno replied before Teletraan 1 started playing the footage of the cassette flying into the vent that led to Wheeljack's lab just before the explosion took place.
"Scrap."
"Now what are we going to do?" Hound asked.
"Looks like the Dinobots have decided for us," Gears said pointing to the monitors. Grimlock had apparently decided that the Decepticons were getting in the way of finding Swoop and the missing Autobots and had decided to send them on their way.
"Autobots not have stupid weak bird! Big stupid Decepticons leave now before Dinobots get really angry," Grimlock growled blowing fire at them.
"You great buffoon get out of my way at once!" Megatron yelled angrily pulling out his cannon and taking aim.
"Hum! Puny weapon," Grimlock scoffed.
"Should we go help them?" Hound asked raising an optic ridge.
"Pit no! The Dinobots have this under control let them have their fun. Besides it gives them something to take their anger out on," the medic said leaving the control room and the other bots to stare after him.
"Sideswipe! Sunstreaker get down here now!" Jazz yelled jumping behind the couch just missing the lazar fire.
"What's your problem?" Sunstreaker asked as the twins approached the room before being tackled to the ground by Wheeljack just before Laserbeak flew over head followed by Swoop.
"Ow slag," Sideswipe muttered looking into the living room that was covered in scorch marks and had a torn up metal box sitting in the middle of it all.
"Where'd he go?" Jazz asked running out of the room. The sound of something braking could suddenly be heard from down the hall followed by Griffins barking making all the bots cringe.
"Who wants to bet that was expensive?" Sideswipe asked helping his brother up.
"Karin's going to slag us if we don't catch him," Jazz groaned.
"It's not our fault," Sunstreaker huffed.
"Think her parents are going to believe that?" Jazz asked sarcastically before taking off in the direction of the noise.
That was how they found Swoop, flying in a circle around after the cassette, in the spare bedroom. Sideswipe aimed his shoulder rocket and shot at the small con but missed and hit the light in the middle of the room instead.
"Sideswipe!"
The red frontline gave a sheepish smile as his twin face palmed. "Ok new plan."
"What's that?"
"Get that glitch of a 'con without destroying anymore of the house."
Karin sat taking notes as her teacher droned on about the year's exams. Karin however was barely paying attention as she was trying to figure out if the last week's events had really happened. Did she really have a bunch of robots at home or had she had just imagined the whole thing. Then again the healing burn marks on the palms of her hands felt pretty damn real.
"This is so messed up," she grumbled to herself stopping her writing and dropping her forehead against the knuckles of her free hand with a sigh.
She felt an elbow jab her side causing her to look over at her platinum blond friend.
"You feel ok Karin? It's not like you to blank history, especially not on the first day back."
"Would you be insulted if I asked you if any of this is real Mia?" Karin asked smiling slightly when Mia looked at her totally confused.
"Mind explaining this to me? I mean I know I'm fab enough to be a fantasy, but I'm pretty sure I'm real," Mia said putting back her shoulders and raising her chin with an air of self-importance gaining a few odd looks. While Karin muffled a laugh causing Mia to grin in triumph.
"Sorry hun but you're not that fab," she replied.
"The nerve of you! You should be honoured that I'm even sitting next to you."
"Ow gods forbid you sit with commoners!" Karin laughed getting in on the act.
"Mia, Karin is there something you would like to share with the class?" The teacher suddenly asked looking down at them expectantly.
"No Mrs Logan," they both replied quietly ducking their heads.
Bring! Bring!
"Lucky it's the end of class girls, I'd hate to give you detention on the first day," she said putting away her books before giving out the homework.
"Glad that's over, what's next?" Mia asked stretching her hands over her head. Karin rolled her eyes.
"Don't you have a time table?"
"Ya but who needs a timetable when they have you?" Mia replied as they both picked up their books and headed to the lockers at the back of the room.
"Carrier guidance," Karin said after letting out an annoyed sigh,
"I hate that class all she does is give us personality quizzes. Why not just tell us what jobs would suit us and get it over with," Mia said dumping her books with a thump.
"Mia you hate every class and I think Mrs. Reynolds is nice," Karin replied walking back to their desk and sitting on the table with her feet on the chair.
"That's because she's nice to you, hell all the teachers are nice to you," Mia said throwing her arms up.
"That's because unlike you I don't let them know what I really think of them and I'm not a trouble maker," Karin replied with an amused grin while Mia gave her an un-amused look.
"Waka Waka," she stated with a deadpanned look.
Karin's amused look quickly dropped. "That was an end of the year prank, it does not count," she quickly defended.
Mia shrugged. "Ya ya, now what were you on about earlier?" She asked raising an eyebrow. Karin blinked having momentarily forgotten her robot problem.
"Ow that nothing important, just some home stuff." Karin said waving it off.
"Alright then," Mia said pulling out her book for the next class.
"Hey tell me if a teacher comes," Karin said slipping up her pant leg to pull her phone out of her boot.
"Naughty, naughty having a phone in school you know the rules," Mia said shaking her head in mock disappointment.
"Least mines not stuffed down my bra," Karin retorted.
Mia gasped before looking down at herself. "It's not noticeable is it?" She wondered aloud.
"Not at all besides, how else are you meant to fill that C cup?" Karin grinned.
"Oh please, everyone knows I've got the best ass in this joint," Mia said tilting her chin up.
"But not nearly the best rack," Karin mused holding her phone to her ear as Mia glared at her before smiling too and shaking her head.
"Hey how's everything going?" Karin asked looking away from Mia.
"All clear here how's school?" Jazz asked back, he seemed kind of in a hurry to Karin making her furrow her brow.
"Boring as always," that got her a whack from Mia. "Are you sure everything's ok?"
"Ya everything's fine, relax- slag!" Jazz growled. Karin eyes widened when she thought she heard the sound of their guns. She gave Mia a look who was watching her curiously before hopping off the table and heading to the back of the room were less students were.
"Jazz what the hell was that?" She hissed down the phone.
"Nothing noting! Just the TV the twins are playing Halo!" Jazz said quickly.
"I don't have Halo," Karin snapped with narrowed eyes.
"Ah-"
"Watch the finish you stupid Decepticon!"
"Sunstreaker!" "What!" They both snapped.
"Jazz!"
"We got this don't worry," Jazz tried to reassure her.
"How did Laserbeak get out?! No, never mind don't tell me. Lunch is in an hour I'll come home then ok," Karin said rubbing her forehead.
"There's no need to we almost have him."
"I'm going to come and check anyway," she said firmly, Jazz let out a sigh.
"Alright, but call ahead first."
"The place is destroyed isn't it?" She asked though she actually had a small smile.
"The house is still standing if that counts for anything," Jazz said sounding a little sheepish.
"Not your fault, be careful."
"Always am."
She could hear him grin before the connection ended.
Karin sighed putting the phone into her pocket, not bothering to hide it, as she returned to her desk and sank into her seat.
"Just home stuff?" Mia asked raising a disbelieving eyebrow. Karin just looked at her before turning around and dropping her head onto the desk. Her parents were going to kill her.
"We are so slagged," Jazz frowned closing the com link.
Not only had half the inside of the house been trashed, but Laserbeak had gotten out. Sideswipe peered over the ditch they were using as cover to stare at the neighbours' house where they had seen Laserbeak fly into. Incidentally it was the same house that Sideswipe and Karin had pranked after their shopping trip.
"He's not coming out and I don't know if there are any humans in there," Sideswipe said pushing himself further up.
"So what are we going to do?" Sunstreaker asked.
"Here's the plan. Swoop you go and- Sideswipe get back here!" Jazz yelled seeing the red twin who was about to opening the front door.
"What?"
"Or we can go through the front door," Jazz said with a lopsided grin while Sunstreaker face palmed.
"How the slag did you get to be TIC?" He wondered aloud.
"Cuss' I'm just that good," the dark bot replied with a smirk before they quickly snuck up to the door.
"Swoop stay here and keep lookout," Jazz instructed. The Dinobot who flew to the roof.
"Should we split up?" Wheeljack asked once they were inside.
"It would speed things up. Twins you take upstairs me and 'Jack got things covered down here," Jazz said sending the twins to the white wooden stairs while he and Wheeljack entered the living room.
Sideswipe and Sunstreaker quickly made their way up the stairs and were now sliding along the wall listening out for anyone that might come.
"This is stupid," Sunstreaker grumbled looking past his twin who was reaching up for a nearby door handle.
"I thought you said you were bored?" Sideswipe replied pushing the door open and walking into a tiled room.
"I didn't mean I wanted to go looking for a stinking 'con."
"Do you see him anywhere?" Sideswipe asked standing in the edge of the bath tub.
"No he's not here lets go," the golden twin replied heading for the door but stopped when he heard footsteps outside.
Sideswipe and Sunstreaker shared a look before scrambling around the room.
"Sideswipe you won't fit in there!" Sunstreaker snapped seeing his twin trying to squeeze his way into the cabinet and now needed help getting back out.
"Slag Sunny I'm stuck!" The red twin called wiggling his legs as Sunstreaker tried to grab hold of them.
"Stop moving!" He snapped.
"Ouch! Hey watch it!" Sideswipe whined.
"You would think you would have learned by now after the vent incident. Ugh!" Sunstreaker grunted as he finally got his twin free and both landed on the ground in a thump.
"I was trying to get Laserbeak that time too," Sideswipe grumbled as his twin pushed him off.
"Ya well... Slag," Sunstreaker muttered as a shadow stopped under the door before the handle started to move.
Cliffhanger :3
Next chapter is half done just having a bit of trouble figuring out how to catch Laserbeak myself -_-'
That and it's surprisingly harder to write thing for Jazz and 'Jack than the twin terrors. Of course it only easy with them because they're so much fun to torture XD