Chapter Four
A New Mission
The next day, Atomic wakes up to find that there is someone in the room with her. It was Siren, and she was happy to see her awake. Atomic rubs her optics and looks up at her with happiness and relief.
"Morning, sleepyhead," said Siren. "I knew you'd be in recharge somewhere." She held her hand out to her, just so she can help her up. Atomic takes it and Siren helps her up out of her berth and on her feet. The two walk out of her room and into the monitoring center, only to find their teammates on the couch, talking about how they were going to capture Starscream and put him in the stockades.
"Maybe we'll sneak up behind him and cuff him," Silverwing suggested.
"Nuh uh, man," said Sideburn, in disbelief. "He flies around a lot. He'll fly over us and escape."
Suddenly the TV screen turns on, revealing the news on what's going on. It seems to be showing two Decepticon Mechs attacking the Autobot Elite Guard. One of them is a big robot with one red eye, very tall and muscular and he had the traditional Decepticon logo on his chest. His color scheme was purple, yellow and teal. The other one was shorter than him and he had a pair of guns on his shoulders. He is an average height and weight and he had the wings on his back that point downward. He also had a blue face with a round eye that resembles a monocal. His color scheme is tan, purple, and black. He also had the traditional Decepticon logo on his black cockpit. He seems to be shooting freeze rays from his shoulder cannons. Atomic and the others were astonished to see this. Many of the Elite Guard members tried and failed to hold them back.
"Aw slag! There are more Decepticons comin' in!" said Sideburn in shock.
"It looks like we have another mission, troops," said Siren. "Everyone to your launch pads! On the double!" Everyone, including Atomic, went to their respective launch pads. Atomic, who remembered what Sideburn said about flying, transforms into her car mode and takes off, knowing that this is a perfect opportunity to get some recognition from the Autobot Elite Guard and its members, like her father, Springer.
Meanwhile, the same two Decepticons were attacking each and every Autobot they saw. The big one was using missiles and his fists. The other one was using his shoulder cannons to fire freeze rays. One of the Autobots, who had a spinning blade as a weapon on his arm, a pair of wing-like helicopter tails on the back, and a color scheme of green, ran up to that same Decepticon and attacked him. Unfortunately, he blocked the attack with his hand and said, with a German accent, "It would be wise to know that your weapons are useless against us."
He then switched to a red face, which resembles Arnold Shwarzenegger, and throws him off to the side. The other Decepticon then picked him up and was about to throw him over the edge until Atomic shouts, "Get your servos off my father!"
The two Decepticons look behind them, only to see Team Commando coming their way. Siren, Honeybee, and Silverwing land on the ground and transform into robot mode. The car-bots, Atomic, Sideburn, Wrangler, and Clocker, screech to a halt and transform into robot mode as well. Atomic aimed her gun at the big Decepticon and fired at the chest, causing him to drop the green Autobot. Luckily, Atomic caught him just in time, before he plummeted to his death.
"All right, troops!" said Siren. "Attack!" Sideburn goes for the big Decepticon, using his nun-chucks and ninja skills. Honeybee, Siren and the others darted after the other Decepticon, trying to hit him with everything they had. While her teammates were holding the two Decepticons off, Atomic carries the wounded Autobot to safety. She decided to go ahead and fix him up, so that he could be back in battle in no time. The Autobot looked up at her and said, "Atomic?"
"Hey, Dad," said Atomic as she helps him up. As soon as he was standing again, he put his hand on his faceplate and said, "I always knew you were someone special."
"How sweet," said a Femme's voice. Atomic and her dad looked behind them only to find Digi and Tecna standing side by side from each other.
"Digi," said Atomic, glaring. "Tecna."
"It's payback time after our battle at the spacebridge, Elite Guard wannabe," said Digi. She sprinted at her, grabbed her by the shoulder, and pinned her against the wall she and her father were next to. She was about to stab Atomic in the throat, but her father stopped this. He held her arm very tightly, and glared at her with his hard blue eyes.
"No con will ever hurt my daughter," he said angrily. He then threw her off to the side. Atomic stared at her own father, and was surprised by how strong he was. Tecna became very angry and she was about to kill him with her arm blade that is until Atomic shot her in the wing, causing her to lose her balance, fall over, and slide over to her sister Digi.
"Thank you, Atomic," said her father. He pats her on the head as a way of saying 'well done.' Just then, the two Decepticons from the other battleground fly over to the two and transform in their robot forms in midair, landing with a crash. One of them, the one with the blue face, walked a few feet forward and examined Atomic intently.
"Well Springer," he said, while looking at the two. "It seems you have spawned a sparkling of your own."
He then switched to a face that looked just like a jack-o-lantern, except it was black and the mouth and eyes were red.
"Oo hoo hoo hoo! Like father like daughter!" he said while holding out his arms, in a crazy-like fashion.
"Decepticons," said Atomic, as she glared at them and aimed her gun at them. Springer begins rotating his helicopter blades at the ready.
"Atomic, I'll take care of Lugnut," he said to his daughter. "You go ahead and take care of his partner."
"Roger that, Dad," said Atomic. She immediately sprinted towards the tan and purple Mech, and attacks him with her fist. He blocked it, however, this time with the opposite hand. Her threw her off to the side, but she began to fly towards the sky. She transforms into her jet mode and takes off, while the Decepticon Mech transforms in an earth mode fighter jet, with the wings on forwards, and takes off after her. Springer then notices Starscream on top of a pillar right next to him. He noticed that he was staring at his own daughter. Well would you look at that, he thought to himself. It looks like that Decepticon up there likes Atomic. I'd better keep an optic on this fellow. No telling what he's planning. But first, he then looked at Lugnut and thought, I have business to attend to. Lugnut was rushing towards Springer, but he blocks his fist with his helicopter blade.
Meanwhile, Atomic and the three-faced Decepticon were doing aerial combat against each other. He kept firing missiles at her, but she kept dodging them at every direction. He then gets mad and says, "Hold still you little insect!" He then transforms into an assault tank in mid air. "Don't make me crush you!" He then falls, causing him to crash onto the ground. Atomic then laughs at him for that.
"You should've landed first before you transformed, three face!" she said, laughing. The Decepticon then transforms back into his robot mode, while keeping his red face, and says, "The name is Blitzwing, insect! Remember it!" He then starts shooting heat rays at her, but she keeps dodging every single shoot fired. She the transforms back into robot mode, and fires at him at the chest. He blocks the blast, however, by using one of his fists. Atomic looks in shock, thinking that this has never happened before. Just then, Siren flies in to help her out and starts firing at Blitzwing. He kept dodging her every bullet, however, but was hit by one despite being able to evade them.
"Nice shot, Siren," said Atomic, complementing Siren's target skills. Siren transforms into robot mode and says, "I thought you could use a servo."
She then looked at Springer down below and how he was fighting Lugnut. She then said, "So that's your dad, huh?" She smiled and said, "He's actually a pretty good fighter."
"Yes he is," said Atomic, thankfully.
"Wipe that smile off your faceplate, Autobot scum!" shouted Hot-Head Blitzwing from below. Atomic and Siren look down only to see that Blitzwing was about to fire at them. Just when he fired the heat rays, the two dodge the attack, transform in their respective jet mode and come flying towards while shooting at him. Meanwhile, Springer was still battling Lugnut down below. His fist nearly hits him, but he dodges it quickly, just by leaping into the air and landing behind him.
"Hold still, Autobot!" said Lugnut, who was a bit annoyed with Springer for dodging his attacks. He then punches him in the chest, which sends him flying towards a nearby pillar. Luckily, Honeybee and the others came to the rescue. She squirts her sticky substance to save Springer, and Silverwing shot some lasers from his eagle mouth at Lugnut. Sideburn, who was a little banged-up from his fight with him, stayed away from him for a while, until he was fully recovered. Meanwhile, Atomic and Siren are both fighting Blitzwing with everything they had. They kept firing at him near his spark chamber, but so far, no such luck. He kept shooting heat rays at the two, but they kept dodging every one of them. Atomic fires her laser at him near his side and he takes a hit. The two then land near him, and use stasis cuffs on him to prevent him from escaping.
"Thank goodness," said Atomic, thankfully. "Now we just need to take him to the stockades."
"Yeah, but first," said Siren, "we'll have to meet up with the others."
"Get up, Decepti-creep," said Atomic, aiming her gun at Blitzwing. He switched to his blue face and did as he was told. She kept her optic on him, making sure that he doesn't go anywhere. Meanwhile, Wrangler and the gang were trying to keep Lugnut away from Springer.
"Why don't you pick on someone your own size!" he shouted as he ran towards him with his fist at the ready. Unfortunately, Lugnut manages to grab it and throw him across the pathway. Silverwing then glides in for the attack, and shoots lasers from his eagle mouth. Honeybee then used her sticky substance to tie up Lugnut, but he managed to escape from it. Springer then ran towards him with his spinning blade and knocks him out cold. Clocker, who stayed out of the way because he figured that he was a little too small for fighting Lugnut, put the stasis cuffs on him to be sure he doesn't escape. Atomic and Siren bring Blitzwing with them, and he was in stasis cuffs as well.
"Good work team," said Siren. She then noticed Clocker waving his hand as if trying to get her attention.
"What's up, Clocker?" she asked.
"Just so you know," said Clocker. "I thought I'd stay out of the way due to my height."
"Good point," said Siren, blankly. She then held her fist into the air and said, "Another job well done, team! Now let's take those two Decepticons to the stockades."
"Roger!" said Clocker, Atomic, and Silverwing on unison.
"Yes ma'am!" said Honeybee, as she salutes Siren.
"You got it boss-bot," said Wrangler. Everyone, except Atomic and Sideburn, transformed into their respective vehicle modes and took off. Atomic said that she would take Sideburn to a medic due to his wound. He wrapped his arm around her as she carried him. Just when they were about to leave, Springer flew towards them in his helicopter-mode, landed, and transformed him into robot mode.
"Looks like you could use a servo," he said, as Atomic carried Sideburn.
"Looks to be that way," said Sideburn, who was still a little banged-up from his fight with Lugnut.
"Is there a medical center that I can take him to?" asked Atomic.
"Yep," said Springer. "I'll take you to it, and I'll also be your bodyguard in case of danger."
"Thank you, dad," said Atomic. As soon as everyone, except Sideburn, transformed into their respective vehicle mode, they took off towards a medical center, with Sideburn taking a ride on Atomic while she is in vehicle mode.
"Dad?" said Sideburn with a confused look on his face.
"I forgot to mention this earlier," said Atomic, who figured that it was time to tell the truth. "My dad is part of the Autobot Elite Guard. He's also a very efficient soldier."
"Guess that explains everythin', dig," said Sideburn.
"Yep," said Atomic in agreement. As the three bots reach the medical center and transform into robot mode, except Sideburn who was already in this mode, Starscream was waiting for them at the entrance. He was in the shadows, with his usual grin on his faceplate.
"You again?" said Atomic, horrifyingly.
"Yes," said Starscream. "Here I am, at very long last!" Springer, who had recognized the Mech from before, stepped up to him a little and said, "What is your name, son?"
"Allow me to present myself," said Starscream, as he took a bow. "Air Commander Starscream of the Decepticon Battle Fleet!" As he said this, lightning struck around them, indicating that it was starting to rain.
"That's Starscream?" said Sideburn in shock. "Man, he looks tough, dig."
"Here's a hint, Autobot," said Starscream. He then shot Sideburn at the wound, causing him to collapse in pain. He laughed at him menacingly, as Sideburn struggled to get back up. As Atomic rushes over to help him up, Springer gets in front of them and says, "Atomic, get your friend to the medical center, pronto! I'll hold off Starscream!"
"Roger, Dad!" said Atomic, as she frantically carries Sideburn to the entrance. As she made her way inside, Starscream looks at her intently, his optics fixated on her. I'll make you my queen soon enough, Atomic, he thought to himself. Just as soon as get rid of your ignorant father. He then turns his head towards Springer and fired at him. Springer rotated his helicopter blades to keep the bullets from getting to him as he fired his null rays. Meanwhile, Atomic carried Sideburn inside, requesting a medic.
"Red Alert!" she shouted, frantically. Red Alert, which is a Femme Autobot with red and white armor, ran towards Atomic, stopped, and said, "What is it Atomic?"
"You have a patient," said Atomic, as she laid Sideburn onto a medical table. "His name is Sideburn. He's a comrade who got wounded by one Decepticon, and another one just outside this medical center."
"All right," said Red Alert, as if she understood everything. "Bring him in this way." The two then start taking Sideburn to the nearest office where Red Alert will fix him. Atomic, who was helping Red Alert with Sideburn's condition, looked out the near window, hoping that Springer would defeat Starscream for good. Be careful, Dad, she thought. Be careful.
To be continued…
