START OF CHAPTER 4
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Bumblebee didn't know what he expected when Starscream pointed his missile at his spark. Maybe a huge bang followed by unimagniable pain and nothingness. But efter the bang there was no emptiness instead Bee found himself on the back of a friend. Far away from Starscream and his brothers.
The bang Bumblebee heard didn't come from the missile but from the blue Autobot when he crashed into Starscream. "Blurr", says Bumblebee joyfully. Thank Primus, the Autobots had found him and send help. The blue Autobot smiles back at the scout.
"The one and only."
Bumblebee breathes out in relief. He honestly began to be skeptical in whatever or not anyone would come for him. Especially when his comlink broke. Bumblebee tries to tells Blurr about his discovery but is interrupted.
"Bee don't ever do something like this again. Do you know how worried we are, Jazz is in every channel to try and find you." Bumblebee protest but Blurr keeps on talking. "Bee whatever is in that disc it's nothing compared to your life. You are far more important to us."
That's not true. His life is nothing compared to the information on that disc and he will gladly lay down his life to get the disc to their base. What Bee and Blurr is unaware of is that Starscream is now closer to their location. He was indeed startled when Blurr ran into him but he quickly shrughed it of.
Starscream grunts in annoyance when he sees the two Autobots and fires his last arm missile that was intended for Bumblebee. But that was before Blurr got in the way. Now he has another chance to get two Autobots in one go.
But Blurr's reflexes is sharp and he avoids the missile like it was nothing. Blurr activates his blaster and sights in frustration. "He really wants us dead!" He should definitely have stepped on Starscream more. He tells Bumblebee to hold on and runs a little bit faster to get some space between Starscream and them.
"Just what did you stole from them Bee?" Blurr has never seen such determination from the Decepticons just to get back a disc. Whatever is on it, it must be important.
Bumblebee tells Blurr to put down his weapon and focus on avoiding the seekers attacks. Bee activates his blasters instead. Starscream and his brothers can't help but laugh. Is that youngling going to fight them. He is just a scout not a warrior.
But that is the reason the Decepticons will never understand what drives them. Even though some may fear Starscream and Megatron the Autobots will never give up. Because they fight for something greater than world domination. They fight for eatch other.
"You begin to sounds more and more like your precious leader", Starscream spit out. "He was like a Sire to you wasn't he?" Bumblebee frowns and succeed to hit Thunderscracker which in turn makes him fly into Skywarp. They crash-land and Starscream scream in annoyance.
Starscream is so done with his brothers' incompetence. "You fools! Well, I don't need you two anyway." Bumblebee turn his attention away from Starscream hoping he will look to see if his brothers are okay. But this is Starscream we are talking about.
"So you want to be a hero little Bumblebee", Starscream mumbers quietly for himself. "But we all know that in tales like this the hero dies!" Starscream transform one of his servos into a blaster and points it in Bee's general direction. A couple of shots from Starscream's blaster hit Bumblebee in the back and he screams out agony.
"Bumblebee!"
Blurr didn't even have time to react. He stops in his track as Bee falls off and hits the surface. A burnmark can be seen were the blast hit him and there is smoke rising from it. Bumblebee wimpers and tries to reach for the disc that he accidently dropped. But a grey foot is placed on top of it before it's picked up by none other than Starscream.
"So, this is the disc you stole from our database", Starscream states. "But thank Primus I was able to get it back." A click sound his heard from Starscream's servo and Bee feel Starscream place his blaster on top of his head.
Bee too injured to do anything closes his optics and brace himself.
"STARSCREAM!" Blurr shout out Starscream's name to get his attention away from his injured friend. Blurrs spark is beating in worry that Starscream still might pull the trigger. "Release Bumblebee at once."
Starscream turns around to face Blurr with a grin, still pointing his blaster at Bee's head. "Well isn't it the Autobot racer Blurr, do you wish to perish as well? I'm sure I could arrange that for you too."
Blurr looks at his friend trying to think of a way to get that fragging blasters away from his head. "Do you want to stand there and threathen me or can you acctually fight?", questions Blurr. Starscream is know for insulting and mocking his enemies to get under their skin. But everyone knows that despite being a deadly flyer Starscream isn't the best in hand to hand combat.
"I would be willing to accept the challange, but if I were you I would hurry up. Bumblebee here doesn't look too good", says Starscream and points at Bee's shivering frame.
He's right Bumblebee is in desperate need of medical attention. But if he can't best Starscream they are both going to become scrap metal. "I warn you Starscream if Bee dies, you will never be able to hide from the Autobots wrath."
Starscream shrug his shoulders, if there is a fight he wants he will get a fight. "So you are finally fighting for something. Remember how you were before, a racer and a bum who didn't care for anyone other than himself."
He is one to talk. What does he think the Decepticons does. "Don't talk to me like you knew who I was. I remember you too Starscream. The one who lurked in the shadows recruting lost souls to the Decepticon cause. But you couldn't trap me is that why you hate me?" Starscream growls and Blurr smiles.
Starscream tells Blurr that none of it matters now. Blurr may say he has changed but he's still never going to be a true Autobot, he has Decepticon traits and would gain more from joining them. Blurr admits that he didn't think he would fit in but he found someone who oppened his optics.
Starscream grins at the last thing Blurr said. Knowing to whome he is reffering to. "You mean the Prime, who is dead." Blurr frowns and Starscream feels victorious once again. Blurr activates his sword, he is done talking. He rushes toward Starscream and begin to swing hos sword. Starscream block his strikes with his claws and scratch Blurr's arm.
Blurr flinch but tries to keep a straight face.
Starscream that can't let Blurr consentrate on the fight and tries to provoke him once more. "You Autobots are so pathetic. When your leader Sentitel prime died you didn't even continue the fight. All you did was to go underground and wait for another leader to hide behind." The fight rages on and no one seems to get an upper hand. "You can say you fight for eatch other, for justice. LIES. You just can't accept that the Councils days are gone. You are the past and we are the future!"
Starscream manges to get Blurr of balance and deliver the final blow. With a strike of his claws he destroys Blurr's visor. Blurr shrikes and falls down putting his servo to his faceplate. Blurr touches his face and feel a deep cut right over his mouth that is leaking energon.
"So what will it be Blurr, would you like me to tear out your spark or shot through your head?"
Starscream walks closer to Blurr and fiddle with his claws. But he suddenly just collaps to the ground unconcious. Blurr rise and eyebrow in confusion before he sees Bumblebee with a grin on his face. He tries to let out a laugh.
"Never turn your back on an Autobot even when you think he is defeated." Blurr rushes to his friend's side and puts Bumblebee on his back to carry him to safety.
"Please stay with me Bee", Blurr begs. "Just hold on I know a placed were you will be safe." Bee breathes heavily and ask Blurr to take the disc. It's important, critical even, for them to get it to their base.
Blurr would like nothing to just leave it there. That cursed thing. He could say it got destroyed, the Decepticons would stop chasing them. He looks upon it with disgust but puts it away to carry it with him. Blurr knows that it is the right thing to do. Bumblebee risked his life for that thing and he can't ignore his efforts.
He know what he has to do!
A Groon (hour) later in the Decepticon headquater in Vos
Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker is in the medbay and Knockout is taking care of their wounds. He patches up Starscream's helm and he grunts. "Be careful!"
"What exactly happened to you three?", Knockout, asks quite amused.
Starscream tells Knockout that he doesn't want to talk about it. Skywarp and Thundercracker was hurt pretty bad during their fall, it was not that serious but it wasn't exactly a perfect landing. They have dents in their armor and Knockout immediately showed them to the Kirogenic Renegeratior Cabin.
Skywarp goes out last, he holds his arm and wines. "Boss, maybe we should call heavy support? This.."
Starscream interrupts him. "Never! I won't let that bug hummiliate me!" Suddenly a knock outside the door can be heard and it's giving Starscream a headace. "Go to the Pit!"
The door suddenly flies open and knocks Starscream into the nearest wall. Knockout looks to see who it is and is suprised to see Brawl. As well as Thundercracker and Skywarp. What is he doing here?
The Decepticon tank begins to speak. "I have new orders from Megatron. He is dissapointed that you haven't recovered the disc and has send me to take over." Starscream put away the door that was just slammed in his face.
"WHAT!?" He can't belive it, that brute is takung over his mission? "You can ho back to your cave and leave this task to me." Brawl suddenly hit Starscream once more through this time with his fists. Starscream wonders what that was all about!
"That was another message from Megatron. Unfortunately he couldn't deliver it to you personally."
Starscream says good and if it was anything else their leader wanted to say. Brawl says no and Knouckot helps Starscream back up to the surgery-table.
"That was all. Me and my men will be taking this mission. You three can head back to Kaon", states Brawl while marchin out of the medbay. Skywarp wonders what they will do now. Maybe it's better for them to go back home and let Brawl handle this himself.
"Silence", Starscream yells. "I won't let that brute cast me aside. I know Brawl. He will blow up the whole sectore, it will be easy to follow him. And when he is does capure the Autobot and the disc, I will be there."
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END OF CHAPTER 4