Chapter 7-Showdown at the Lake!
I placed the fork down and sighed with happiness. "Lori, your mother makes the best pancakes I've ever had."
Lori smiled. "Thanks Thomasina."
"It is so nice to have company, these days we barely have anyone around." Lori's Mother said, smiling at her.
I ended up blushing; it was nice hearing someone say it was nice having me around. I cleared my throat and stood up. "I am just going to go outside ok?"
"Sure, I will help mom clean-up." Lori said taking our plates.
I walked outside to the deck and rested my arms on the railings. I sighed, being out here in the country was different then back at home, I don't know why but it just seem to be better then out there. No one knew who I was and I didn't know anyone, it was like a fresh start to life, my life, and if felt at peace for once.
Blink.
I looked up to the sky, I saw something that wasn't supposed to be there, and for some odd reason I had a feeling whom it was. Dishing out the phone that had been given to me by Optimus, I called the base.
Scattershot picked up the call. "Hello Thomasina, what is it?"
"Scattershot, I just saw three lights heading towards the lake; I think it is the Decepticons." I told him.
"Decepticons? What are they doing there?" Scattershot asked.
"I don't know, but I am at Lori's place, do you guys want us to go up to the base? We have the Mini-cons with us." I asked him.
"No Thomasina, you girls stay right there we will take care of the Decepticons." Optimus said over the phone.
I nodded. "Ok, I will tell Lori, be careful you guys."
"We will Thomasina, Autobots! Roll Out!" Optimus called.
I hung up the phone, turning around I watched Lori with her family, there was no need to tell her and worry her, reaching into my pocket I pulled out a piece of paper and wrote down something, laying it on the table outside.
I went over to the railing and looked down to see how far the ground was. I climbed over the railing and jumped down to the ground, I ended up falling on my stomach but I was alright, standing up, I ran towards the lake.
"I am sorry Optimus, but there is someone I need to see."
Sideways, Thundercracker and Starscream were scouting the area, Megatron wanted to see them soon but Starscream said there is something he had to do first and needed Sideways and Thundercrackers help. Megatron warned Starscream to be back with him and the others soon or he was going to send him to the Black Hole himself.
'I know Earth Cyber Planet key is around here, it is only a matter of time before I can finally get my hands on it, without Megatron's interference.' Starscream thought.
'What is Starsceam up too? I wonder what he is trying to find.' Sideways thought.
"Hey Starscream! We got trouble." Thundercracker said, transforming.
"The Autobots." Sideways announced.
"Starscream Transform!" Starscream said landing onto the ground.
"STARSCREAM!" Jetfire yelled as he landed onto the ground.
"What are you three doing here?" Optimus asked him.
"Oh nothing, just scouting the area for anything." Starscream said. "No need to worry Optimus, we will all meet on Jungle Planet soon. Megatron has send word for us to meet, looks like Scourge has agreed to your Challenge."
I was hiding in the bushes and listening to what was going on, the urge to jump out the bushes and hit Starscream with a rock was so damn tempting that it was unbearable.
"Oh to hell with the orders!" I whispered, jumping out of the bushes, I grabbed a few rocks and snuck up behind the Con's.
"Even if we didn't get the cyber key we still wouldn't aloud you Decepticons to take it." Jetfire said to them.
CLUNK!
"What the...?" Starscream turned around to see what just hit him, when he saw another rock hit him in the chest.
"Yes!" I whispered, cheering, I hid in the bushes again. "That's for being a jerk."
Starscream looked about trying to find what just hit him, the others were to for they seen the rocks also.
"Optimus…." Vector Prime whispered. "I believe we have a little visitor."
"Hmmmmm, I've noticed." Optimus said.
I was giggling like crazy, every time Starscream turned his back I threw a rock, he wasn't able to do much else but try and find out who was throwing the rocks. I was having so much fun.
That was until...
"Hey Starscream! I've found the little pipsqueak that was throwing the rocks." Thundercracker called out, picking me up.
"Hey! Let me go! Let go! Let go! Let go! Let go! Let go!" I raved angrily, trying to kick Thundercracker.
Starscream was shocked when he saw her, but a smile seemed to curve upon his lips. Walking up to Thundercracker, who was laughing at her efforts to try and kick him.
"Give her here Thundercracker." Starscream commanded, holding his hand out.
Thundercracker dropped me into Starscream's hand, I stood up and glared at Thundercracker then I turned around and looked up at Starscream.
"Allo, how are you?" I asked him, then kicked his thumb and jumped off of his hand.
Starscream grabbed her before she went falling face first into the ground, he had her dangling by her feet and she was cursing his name to the human's version of the Nine Hells.
"Let her go Starscream or I'll pound your face to the ground." Landmine warned him.
Starscream turned his head. "You are no more of a threat then she is Landmine, besides she is quite useful to me alive then dead."
I folded my arms and was just a steaming, trying to sit up so the blood wouldn't rush to my head I yelled at him."Hey! Put me down now! Come on, the blood is rushing to my head."
Starscream held up his other hand and dropped her in it; I stood up and shook my head then looked up at him. Then jumped when there was a yell, running I hid behind one of his fingers and poked my head out to look at Optimus.
"Hello Optimus, nice to see you." I called out to him, hiding.
"Young girl, I will have a word with you later." Optimus said sternly.
I nodded then ducked behind Starscream's middle finger, I mouthed the words help and just sunk further down to hide myself.
Starscream looked at her, rising his hand up he opened his cockpit that was on his chest and placed her inside.
I settled down upon the seat then looked up as the door closed. Starscream looked at the two who were with him.
"Thundercracker, Sideways, we are leaving. STARSCREAM TRANSFORM!" Starscream changed into his flight mode and opened the warp gate to Jungle Planet. "See you on Jungle Planet Optimus Prime, we will be waiting." And he left through the gate with Thundercracker and Sideways.
"Thundercracker, Sideways, go to Megatron, I will be there in a moment after I drop this package off." Starscream told them, and the two left through another gate to Megatron and their secret hideout.
I saw Jungle Planet's landscape and I had to admit to my surprise, it was more beautiful then Earth itself. Starscream landed somewhere on Jungle Planet that was close to the coast line, he dropped to the ground and I looked about.
"Starscream if you plan on throwing me in the water, I swear I will drag you down with me." I told him seriously, as I looked at the water.
Starscream chuckled. "I doubt humans have that much strength to pull someone 10 times their weight down into the water."
"You are so right." I mumbled looking embarrassed now. The cockpit opened and his hand came into view so I climbed out of the seat and into his hand.
He placed her down upon the ground, he didn't know why he was going through so much trouble just to help her, it was confusing the hell out of him, yet for some odd reason he didn't seem to mind her.
She was different from the other brat's that Optimus had with them and that is probably why he liked having her around, despite that she can be so annoying that he felt like squashing her beneath his foot.
I looked about the place, coast line in front and great big forest behind me. Sounds like a nice place to live.
"So...what is going on now that I am here?" I asked him, looking up.
"You are to stay here until Optimus Prime and the others get here, only then will I take you back to him, so stay here and out of sight." Starscream told me, acting like an overly commanding mother that I just so happen to leave.
"Alright! I will stay here, no need to get your gears in a flux Starscream. Now get! Megatron will be wondering where you are." I told him, trying to shoo him away but it wasn't working, he was way too big for me to push.
Starscream looked down at her before jumping up into the air and flying off through the dimensional gate. I watched him leave, looking around, I ended up kicking the sand.
"Talk about a one-way trip, I am stuck here and all by myself too." I said looking about, I think I knew why Starscream had bring me here instead of just leaving me there, so Optimus and the others would have to worry about me and end up losing the match against Scourge and thus the Decepticons win the cyber planet key. 'Well, I just won't let that happen, I think Starscream forgot I can still contact them.' I thought to myself, smiling.
Pulling out the Autobot phone, I contacted the base.
"Hello this is Thomasina calling to all Autobots at the headquarters, I am safe and on Jungle Planet, I will try and make it to the temple before you guys get there so you won't have to worry about looking for me, till then bye." And I hung up and went on my way to the temple, but not before doing one little thing.
"I always wanted to swim some place new, just didn't know it would be on different planet." Pulling my clothes off till I was in my bra and underwear, I ran and jumped into the water.
10 seconds later...
"This is the life!" I whispered floating and enjoying the heat from the sun. The Autobots could wait for me, so long as they won the fight I didn't have anything to worry about.
Besides, I was in paradise.
