Nick's 'plane' landed in the yard and I glared up at Brittany, still pissed and hurt as I used the wall to stand up. Nick walked up to the F-22 in the yard as he said. "Soundwave...I know it's you." He said as he kissed her cockpit, unfazed in the least. Hey, when you've tangoed with Megatron One on One, it's easy spot Cybertronians. "Ratchet, I thought you promised me Cybertronian leg prosthetics. Well, if you're not going to make good on THAT, at least give my buddy a new leg, Hatchet." he said to the bot angrily. I hobbled up to Nick as I grabbed him by his shirt and I glared into his eyes as I hissed out, getting more pissed off as the night went on. "You knew?! And you never told me?!" "What was I supposed to say?" Nick asked angrily. "'Hey, I've been captured by alien warmongers and fell in love with my jailer who ultimately set me free after years of grueling experiments.'?!"
I let him go as I glared harder. "It'd be a damn good start..." I growled out as I then glared at Starscream. "And what's your excuse? I asked her as my face morphed into a blank look as she shivered. "Get off her aft, you fried circuit!" Nick growled. "She jumped ship with 'wave and I." He told him. "They had to hang back until I could secure transfers and Alts for them." He explained. "Then explain this." I growled out as I dropped to a knee and clapped my hands as both transformed into the barrel of a German 8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71 that was mounted on a German Tiger II from WWII as I angled the shot into the air and I felt my left foot that was planted firmly on the ground drill into the dirt and my bent right knee lock into place. I then fired a round with an earth shaking boom as dust and dirt billowed around us. "I can't because I don't know!" Nick said utterly pissed as he sighed and powered down at Soundwave's urging. "(A con calling off a fight? That's new.)" Bee said. Nick groaned as he turned to look up at the Scout. "Bee, you'll figure it out when you get older, Tyke." "I think I can answer that..." a man said to us as a Military Hummer pulled up to the curb and I raised my eyebrow at him as Starscream helped me stand. "I'm General Morshower, Chair of the Joint Chiefs." the bald mand said to us as Nick and I snapped to attention, though I did as best I could.
"I don't trust Brass as far as I can throw 'em." Nick growled as he stood in front of Soundwave with a 'Try something; I dare you!' look aimed at the man. "I might have a bum leg now, sir, but I won't hesitate to shoot you if you try to harm Starscream." I said to him with a glare. I saw Starscream brighten considerably, before I replied. " I'm still hurt because you lied to me. I stood up for you because Mom raised me with respect for women." "You have three teams coming in to engage us as we speak, General. I'd call them off if you want to live past the next two nanoklicks." He blinked at my odd term. "You get the message, General." Nick growled as his blasters warmed up. I dropped to a knee again as I closed my human eye as I opened my Cybertronian one as I asked Starscream. "Can you get in the air and guide my shots from above?"
"I can," she said calmly before the general wisely said, "Stand down." I glared at him. "Why were you going to gun us down?" "Well, with intel from Prime, I wasn't sure I could trust Megatron's second and his..." Nick chuckled at that. "Sir, Megatron is a femme." "...Intelligence Officer. I had to take precautions for this meeting." He explained. "So you thought it would be a good idea to shoot Starscream out of the air?" I growled out as I glared as Starscream sneered. "As if those fleshies could..." "Don't get cocky. Remember the Russian jets?" I asked her as she got quiet and I sighed."That wasn't me. I'm a tactical thinker. The organization that shot her down doesn't know dick about tactics. You don't shoot the SiC of a political entity you don't intend war with." He said calmly. "I want a name. Now." I said to the older man as I grabbed a wolf styled cane I had made and leaned on it. "I'm going to carpet bomb the entire base when I get healed..." I hissed out as I started to curse in a mix of Japanese and Russian. "He's a ghost, but I have heard whispers of the name Silas Simmons." The general said calmly as Nick glared at him. "Lay a hand on 'Wave personally or by order, and you will lose the ability to stand when you piss." Nick growled with a deadly glare.
"You even think you can use Starscream as a weapon and I'll shove my foot so far up your ass, my foot sweat will quench your thirst." I hissed out as I glared at Morshower. I then turned to Optimus and asked him, calming down slightly. "How did you find us, and why are you here?" "I've got trouble." He said calmly. "Megatron trouble. It was easy to find you through military records." He explained. "I need to get to sleep... I am getting promoted in about two and a half hours." I said to the Boss Bot and yawned. I turned to look at Starscream as I asked a question that nagged me for the past five minutes. "Nick said you jumped ship with him and his girl... Why?" "Megatron is a total glitch, and she was gunning for me." Starscream said. "She would have forced a Bond if I hadn't left." Starscream said with a shiver.
"Speaking of Bonds... Why me?" I asked her as I as I motioned to the 'Tattoo' on my right arm and saw that there were more glyphs added to it."You respect me. Even when you didn't know I was alive, you treated me as if I was." She told him with a smile."Well yeah. I hate to see such a beautiful force of power and grace sitting in a hanger to rust. I wanted to get you in the air as fast as possible." I said to her with a kind smile. "'Wave, why did you choose me?" Nick asked as he smiled at her, truly curious. "Because even through out all the pain you would mumble, 'At least it's me and not Alex.". You put family before even your own well being." she said to him as I smiled.