Chapter 6-I and the Decepticon Starscream
I awoke to the beeping noise of my alarm clock, sitting up I grabbed it and shut it off, only to see what time it was.
3:00am…
I blinked a few times. "Goddamn it!" And place the annoying clock back on the table.
Getting up I went and turned the lights on that was off and begun to get dress in some clean clothes.
I opened the door a few minutes later to go out and about the base; I looked back and forth and saw some of the other rooms that belong to the Autobots.
There was Jetfire's, whose door was opened, going over I peeked inside he wasn't there so I left and continued on. I found Tommy's room and went inside there and saw he was fast asleep and just a snoring away. He had most of his stuff up and his computer on too so I decide to take a peek to see if he was downloading anything, my disappointment came quickly when I saw nothing but a defragging process going on, turning off the monitor I left the room.
I went to the Command Center and saw Scattershot and Red Alert busy with adjustments and readings on the Omega lock and its keys. I decided not to bother them and went outside to the fresh cool air of the late night.
"I wonder how Lori and the boys are doing." I asked myself, turning towards where their town was. I smiled; they were probably in bed sleeping away.
Walking down the hilltop I went to the woods, I seemed to be taking a likening to this place, I wonder why? Maybe it was because this was different then my home back in New Ross. Jumping about, I took my time but kept watchful eye out for anything unusual.
Like a 40 foot tall metal machine walking back and forth muttering to himself…
"I say, it's Jesus!" I pointed out as I looked up.
The big metal thing stopped and turned around to see who had talked to it. It almost jumped when it saw me.
"By Primus what are you doing out here?" Jetfire asked as he looked down at me.
"I woke up by the sound of my alarm clock and I decided to go for a walk, I saw that the door to your room was opened and you were not there. Guess I never thought to find you here." I told him.
"I needed to think, now that we got Speed Planet's cyber key, and soon Beast Planet, where do we go to next? and what will Megatron be doing in the meantime? We have to keep full alert till we find the next key." Jetfire told me.
I nodded. "You guys need to keep looking in the Arctic; we meet them there once before, who is to say we won't again, and I believe that is where Starscream and Sideways will go." I only told him enough to know that is where the big battle begins. Hopefully this time nobody gets hurt.
"Hmmm uhm hmmm uhm. Right, well for now we got to help Optimus and Leobreaker as much as possible, otherwise we might not see them again or Beast Planet's Cyber key." Jetfire explained to me.
I smiled. "Right. Well you better get back to the base, if Scattershot finds out that you got hurt by any Decepticons, I think he just might blow a engine and probably a few heads too."
Jetfire laughed at that but he did go, telling me also not to be out here for too long then he left.
I smiled and walked on to my spot underneath an old oak tree, it reminded me of my old home back on the lake before we moved into the trailer.
Lying back against it, I thought of some things of what the kids liked to do, I mean I was a lot older then them and I doubt I could give them anything, but maybe I could help them in some ways. Like one: don't enter a girl's room without knocking!
Damn that Kobe for coming into my room! I wanted to show everyone when it was done, next time I am laying a booby trap by the door, which might stop him. Also it might be fun for Lori to have another girl-friend since she is always with Bud and Kobe. I think it might be nice to have another woman around, god knows that the Autobots need one, oh wait there's Override, opps! Well Hotshot has already taken her, hehehehe poor, poor Hotshot.
I smiled and watched the stars and moon in the night sky, soon it would be daylight and the sun would be up and a new day would start. A new day for me too, now that I was basically on my own and able to do things that I could never really do, it was going to be fun. I sat there now, my mind at peace as I watched the sky and its glittering stars.
"What is a human doing out here so early in the morning?" Asked someone above my head.
I jumped out of my skin, standing up quickly, I spun around like a top trying to find out who it was that was speaking. I ended up falling and seeing my speaker flying high, high above me.
"STOP DOING THAT!" I yelled up at Starscream. "You are going to scare the life out of me one of these days! And what the bloody hell are you doing around here anyway?"
Starscream transformed and landed onto the ground; walking up to me he looked down. "You humans must fry your brains out at times by asking so many questions."
I scrambled myself up; looking up at him I wiped the dirt off of my pant legs and arms. "No, its called knowledge, if we didn't ask questions we would be still in the Stone Age and fighting you guys off with spears and rocks."
"I think I would prefer it that way." Starscream said to himself, smirking as he rubbed his chin.
I kicked him in the leg well foot actually, earning myself a very sore foot after that. "Blasted titanium."
Starscream smirked again, rising his leg he gave her a poke with his foot and she fell down, hitting him again but with her hand.
"Whatca do that for!" I asked as I got up again. He was picking on me, damn Decepticon!
Starscream was enjoying himself, lowering his leg he walked past her, going deeper into the woods so he would not be seen by those above.
I turned around and jogged after him; if I had a hammer I put a dent into his titanium leg. I was beside him now and I had to keep a distant from his feet while he walked, otherwise I be nothing but a pancake. Mmmmm, those would be good right about now. I knew I should have had something to eat before going off; hopefully I will be ok till the sun fully rose.
"So what are you doing here?" I asked him, keeping my eyes on what was ahead otherwise I would bang into a tree.
"I saw Jetfire come out of here and head to the Autobots base, so I decided to see what else was down here." Starscream explained to me.
"I am glad that you only know that the Autobot's base is down around here, but not where it is." I told him. "Otherwise Optimus and the others would have to find another place to hide on earth."
Starscream became angry at that but it was quickly gone, keeping quiet about what he thought of that he continued on saying something else instead. "Why are you out here though? Don't humans need sleep?"
"Yeah, but I fell asleep early and that is why I am awake, usually I am up very early and sleep very little when I want too. I sometimes would only sleep for about 3 hours and be up again for the next 12 or more." I explained to him.
"You have a strange way of getting rest." Starscream said, he didn't know anything of humans sleep patterns but what she told him of hers is beyond normal.
"Well you guys have no rest, so who is more stranger, me or you?" I asked him.
He seemed to smile at that. "You fleshlings need food or rest to survive, while we only need energon to restore us either during battle or just to restore our bodies. For if we push ourselves too much our spark would die and we would crumble to dust in no time." He explained their resting cycles.
"Hmmmm, sounds like someone I know who does that, I wonder who it could be?" I asked as I tapped my chin with my fingers, pretending to be thinking when I knew who it was.
Starscream didn't say anything but the side of his mouth went into a small grin.
I saw that little grin of his, giggling quietly to myself, I just walked closer beside him, being very careful of his feet. If he would hold still for a second, I could climb up and just rest on his shoulder, but even I wouldn't go up that high. I am afraid of heights.
I looked down at my necklace watch and saw that it was 4:52am; I still had a few more hours to go. Looking up towards the sky, I asked Starscream something I only seen Kobe do once, ask about their home.
"Starscream, what is Cybertron like?" I asked him as I looked up at him.
Starscream stopped walking; he stood there, his back to her and thought about her question. Cybertron was his home, he remembered his home before the war started, and he remembered there was a place he use to go to on Cybertron, where he could be alone without anyone bothering him. He looked up at the night sky that was starting to turn purple and pink and thought about what to say.
"Starscream...?" I said his name when he didn't answer me. Worried, I walked up and laid my hand upon the bottom part of his leg. "What's wrong? Is something the matter?"
Starscream smiled angrily at her. "You really are something girl…thinking to get my guard down so I would tell you everything. I'm not some pathetic worthless Decepticon that I would fall for you trick so easily."
I was taken aback by that, stepping back I shook my head. "I was doing no such thing, all I asked was what Cybertron was like, for I will never be able to see for myself so I thought asking you would help to tell me what it is like and all. I know you are not weak Starscream, I never ever thought you were weak in any way. Use that wired brain of yours for once. And stop acting like a jerk to me half the time."
Starscream growled at her, raising his fist he turned around and walked off in a hurry.
I glared at his retreating titanium back and I too stomped off, heading back towards the Autobot's base.
Round Three of talking to each other: FAILED!
"Blasted Starscream, I was just asking a simple question, he didn't need to go all high and mighty on me. Urgh damn him!" I said kicking the dirt as I headed to the base. "He acts like a big-ego jerk half the time and ooooohhhhhhh!"
Lets just say I mumbled and growled all the way to the base and when Red Alert and Scattershot, along with the others saw me come in they were all wondering where I been and how I suddenly looked so moody. I just gave them one word.
"Men!" and walked off to my room.
Hotshot and Kobe looked at each other then back to the door; Optimus wondered what had gone on out there while Lori ran off to see her.
"If this is what human females turn out in the morning, I don't want any part of it." Jetfire said to the others, most of them agreed.
"You know, maybe it isn't that Jetfire." Red Alert told him.
"What do you mean Red Alert? Do you know why she suddenly looked like she was going to crack a few heads?" Jetfire asked him.
"Maybe, for I have been reading on female physiology for a while now and it seems that every once a month human females go through a time where their bodies are continuing to grow and mature and thus makes them moody and not very social able." Red Alert told Jetfire and the others.
"What is this change called Red Alert?" asked Hotshot, wanting to know what was making his friend look like a sour sport.
"It is called the..." Red Alert was about to say when Kobe stopped him.
"No Red Alert! Don't say it! This isn't something that Autobot guys need to know!" Kobe told him as he shook his hands like crazy.
"But Kobe they need to know, this is probably what Thomasina is going through." Red Alert told him, and Kobe prepared for the worse.
"It is called the menstrual cycle, a time where the female's bodies are producing growth hormones throughout her body, and signaling that she is ready to mate with a male." Red Alert explained the medical term to them.
Now this is where you just want to die…for every single Autobot that stood, or were sitting, just gaped at Red Alert, and the sounds that came next were just laughable.
"EWWWWWWWWWW!"
Kobe sighed. "I tried to warn you guys."
"Kobe, promise me something, if I ever become human and need to know what I am, for Primus sake keep that part out!" Hotshot told him, who was shaking his head right now.
Everyone was trying to rid themselves of what they just heard when suddenly there was aloud Ahem in the room. Everyone looked to see who said it, and they saw Thomasina standing by the doorway, tapping her foot.
"Red Alert you just might be a good teacher someday." I complemented him.
Red Alert looked flushed. "Thank you...Thomasina."
I looked at everyone that was in the room, I took a deep breath….
…and yelled at everyone.
"I AM NOT ON MY PERIOD! I HAD A FIGHT OK! SO QUIT WORRYING!"
Everyone jumped ten feet into the air and backed away from her, Kobe hid behind Scattershot and only poked his head out when he thought it was safe.
I breathed in and out, calmly myself and taking another deep breath, I sighed. "I had a fight with Starscream ok? I ask one simple question and the guy goes off the deep end. He is such a jerk at times! Argh! Men!" with that I stomped back to my room.
Everyone looked at each other. And they all shuddered.
"I am suddenly scared." Scattershot said shivering.
"She had a fight with Starscream? No wonder the girl's angry." Jetfire said. "Being around that guy, I get angry too."
I was sitting in my room, Lori was with me. She was telling me that some guys act like idiots at times and some can be really cool but once in a while they can be annoying but all are forgiving.
"Yeah I know." I said to Lori. I felt tears starting to prick my eyes and I brush them away before they could fall.
Lori patted her back. She wanted to know why Thomasina was hanging around Starscream so much. Didn't she know he was the enemy and he could kill her within a second? But now really wasn't the time to ask her that.
"You know, lets go down to my home, we can have some pancakes." Lori said to her smiling.
I looked up at her and smiled too. "Pancakes would be good right about now, but I thought you weren't into country stuff?"
"I'm not but when it comes to homemade pancakes it beats everything." Lori said to me and I just laughed.
"You are so right, hmmmm ok lets go then." I stood up and followed her.
We took Reverb and Six-beet to her place; I sighed as we drove down the mountain side and headed towards the town. It would take time to settle into this place but I knew I could do it, and with the help of Bud, Lori and Kobe and the Autobots, I would be able to enjoy my time here indeed. Tommy too, hopefully. I saw Lori's place up ahead and licked my lips; pancakes were indeed good right about now.
Nov 20/05