Chapter 7
"We have been keeping our eyes open for Cobra but have seen nothing of them or the Decepticons, that troubles me." General Hawk stated, "This might be a sign that they are, as we feared, working together."
"Indeed, it seems so." Optimus agreed.
"So lets find 'em, slag 'em and as the humans say 'Get home before dinner'!" Sideswipe said enthusiastically.
"It's not that simple, they're hiding their presence wherever they are." Scarlett informed him.
"A lot of things aren't that simple." the mech winked.
"Ugh." She shuttered.
"Anyway we need to find them as fast as possible because if they are working together we cannot allow them to marshal their forces." Hawk continued.
"I agree, I'll get my best scientist to join your force in searching for the two groups." Prime said then contacted Wheeljack, "Wheeljack I need you to help our new ally's in locating the Decepticons and Cobra
"I'll be there right away Optimus." Wheeljack said as an explosion was heard in the background.
"What was that?" Optimus Prime asked tentatively.
"Oh just a little miscalculation......I'll be over there as soon as I have this uh...cleaned up." Wheeljack said uncomfortably, "Wheeljack out."
"He'll be a little while, but I think he might be a big help." Optimus said to the 'Joes in front of him.
"I just hope we find them before it's too late." Duke sighed as he crossed his arms.
"So do we all." Said a previously silent Iornhide, and it was true.
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"She may be the most annoying being ever but can tell you everything about someone. From their biggest weakness to their favorite color." Cobra said to an agitated Megatron.
"I cannot believe the dared call me a such a barbarically derogatory name!" Megatron growled, "Though her ability's are intriguing."
"Indeed, though I haven't asked for you or your followers specifications." Cobra said, trying to build 'trust'.
"I don't trust her with Starscream." Megatron stated coldly.
"She will follow my commands and if she can get him to like her, which I have no doubt she can, then he will be under complete control." Cobra countered, 'Completely under my control.' he mentally added.
"She did mention she had talent with seduction." Megatron said.
"Indeed she does, she got it from her mother or my dead ex wife." Cobra grumbled.
"She is your daughter?" Megatron questioned.
"Unfortunately." Cobra responded as he crossed his arms. "I think it would be better if Starscream didn't know."
"Probably." the Decepticon leader said expressionlessly, though he was thinking of how to use this information to his advantage.
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Pyrosa yawned awake and sat up stretching, then remembered where she was.
"Oh shit did I....." she said feeling stupid at falling asleep inside Starscream's cockpit.
"It's fine." he said and she felt his voice vibrating the entire cockpit.
"How long was I out?" she questioned.
"About four human hours." he replied.
"Wow......did I bother you at all?" she inquired, feeling guilty.
"Not whatsoever, I had nothing to do and received no orders." Starscream responded.
"I was wondering....um can you transform with a passenger without killing them?" she asked, changing the subject.
"No I cannot." he answered, "Why?"
"Well I was thinking, if you would let me, I could make a little change so you could." she suggested.
"But who would test it?" he questioned.
"Oh I have a perfect candidate in mind." Pyrosa smirked
A FEW DAYS LATER....
"No way!" Major Bludd declined, "I ain't getting myself killed just for some experiment!"
"Have I ever failed with a experiment when a life hung in the balance?" Pyrosa argued with the Major, "And that one with Destro doesn't count. I can guarantee you wont be killed now will you just get in the jet?"
"Fine...." Bludd finally agreed getting on top of the red, white and blue jet then jumping into the cockpit.
The seatbelt latched him down and Starscream said, "If this doesn't work your the one who's going to be cleaning up the mess Pyrosa."
"Wait so I'm not the only one with doubts? But wai-arghhh!!!" Major Bludd cried as Starscream transformed and there was a nasty sounding crunch.
"Ok I'll clean you out." Pyrosa sighed, then her expression turned into a smirk, "You know I failed on purpose right?"
"I knew before the experiment." he smirked back.
"I hated that bastard." she grinned as she went to the supply closet and got the necessary cleaning tools.
"He was particularly annoying." Starscream agreed as he transformed back into his jet mode and she returned with her cleaning equipment.
She climbed up kneeled by his cockpit and the sight wasn't pretty. There was an arm detached from his mutilated body and you could not have recognized his face, there was also a lot of blood it was everywhere.
"Man I and thought it didn't sound pretty, it looks even worse." she cringed.
"You aren't the one with body parts jammed in your gears." he countered.
"True." she agreed as she began her work, she just threw the larger pieces to the floor then washed off the blood on Screamer's interior.
"So who gave you the nickname 'Screamer'?" she asked Starscream.
"It was my brother, Skywarp, also known as 'Warp." the Decepticon second in command informed.
"Hmmm....why are you and your brothers two different jets, I would have thought you'd choose the same one?" the teen wondered.
"That was the first vehicle they scanned when they got here and haven't had time to change...and I chose this one because it is one of humanity's pinnacle achievements. " Starscream chuckled, his voice sending vibrations through Pyrosa, "You never run out of questions do you?"
" Nope." she grinned.
"I've heard your quite the pilot." Starscream said changing the subject.
"Indeed, I am." Pyrosa said, mocking Megatron.
He sighed happily the said, "I think they have it recorded and I would enjoy watching it."
"Then after I'm done cleaning you up do you want to see it?" Pyrosa inquired then added, "I have a recording from my perspective."
"I have already hacked into your suits memory core and am bringing it up on the screen in the wall." he smirked.
"And Megatron says your stupid." she scoffed as he began watching the recording.
After it was finished he said, "You are quite the pilot."
"Well ya, like I said to Thundercracker, 'Flying is my life, it is what I live for.'" she smiled as she finished up with her cleaning of his cockpit, "There, all done."
"I think you missed a small spot." Starscream lied.
"What where?" Pyrosa inquired , completely falling for it as she leaned over.
He raised one side of his body with his landing gear, making her topple over and inside his cockpit and shutting it behind her.
She just laughed at her stupidity with him until she could hardly breath then she caught her breath and smiled, "Oh my god thank you I really needed that."
"So did I." he chuckled, "Do you want to go flying?" he questioned suddenly.
"Are you joking, you had to ask?" she giggled with happiness as he started his engines and buckled her up. They took off into the sky doing twirls, spins and both of them feeling overjoyed to be in the sky's after days of being grounded because of Starscream's injury's from when Cobra commander shot him.
"How fast can you go?" Pyrosa asked suddenly.
"Why don't we find out?" Starscream smirked, his engines whining as he prepared them for the sudden burst of speed, "I'll keep you safe from the gravitational force."
"As I thought you would." she smiled then he blasted forward.
"Oh my god! How fast are we going?" Pyrosa asked with an exhilarated laugh.
"8.33 mach's or 5497.8 miles per hour." he responded, a smile in his voice.
"Holy shit!" she exclaimed, "Can I take a look at your circuitry?"
"Go ahead, just don't touch anything. I don't want an accident while we're going this fast." He warned.
"OK, I wont touch anything." she agreed as she carefully slipped the seatbelt off and opened a panel below the controls.
"Wow." she sighed as she saw the amount of energy being transferred through the the wires. Then she noticed one wire was connected incorrectly, "Hey Starscream this wire isn't connected right, do you want me to fix it?" she asked.
"Let me slow down a little bit first." he said to her as he carefully slowed to mach 1.73, 1141.8 mph, then said, "Alright go ahead."
"OK this might tickle...or hurt....." she warned then she pulled the wire out of the wrong spot and inserted it into socket the one right beside it.
"Oh Primusssss....."he said as he went offline and began falling.
"Oh dammit! Starscream, hey Starscream wake up!" she cried as they both fell to the earth and she strapped herself in.
"Oh god I hope I'm not touching something inappropriate!" she said as she grabbed his joystick and pulling up. The entire jet soared upward while spinning round and round.
She leveled the plane out and just flew straight waiting for some sign of Starscream regaining consciousness.
"Hey Starscream you awake yet?" she questioned the unresponsive jet, still nothing.
Pyrosa sighed.
"Alright well in case you can hear me I'm gonna head back to the ship." she said then turned the jet and headed back towards the ship. Halfway back Starscream began to rouse and he said, "I got a sudden energy burst that temporally over loaded my systems." he groaned taking controls from her hands, "And did you stop us from crashing when I went offline?"
"Yuppers." she smiled proudly and placed her hands behind her head, "That was me."
"Nice job, I'll have to go over my circuitry more closely to see why I had the power boost when we get back." he said half to himself, You can't find every problem with scans."
"I'll help." she offered.
"Thanks, I wont be able to check some of the smaller components." he thanked.
"No prob." she winked as they came in for the landing.
As Pyrosa got out of Starscream's cockpit Cobra was waiting for them and he said, "What happened?"
"Oh I just picked the wrong time to fix his circuits and he got knocked out." she responded casually.
"And the part about almost crashing?" he questioned as Screamer transformed.
"But we didn't did we?" she snapped placing her hands on her hips.
"No, but-" he began but she interrupted, "What 'we could have?'?" she mocked, "And you been watching my every movement?"
"As of recently it's become necessary." Cobra informed her as he turned around.
"And why is that?" she hissed.
Before the Commander could answer Starscream said, "It's me, he doesn't trust me with your life, my only question is why?"
"That is none of your concern." Cobra growled.
"If I am to work with her I demand to know why you are so protective." Starscream said narrowing his optics on the commander.
"As I said it is-" Cobra Commander began but again Pyrosa interrupted.
"OK if this is gonna start a fight between you two I'd rather tell you." she said to the mech, "I am his daughter."
"WHAT!!!!" he exclaimed as his optics opened wide with surprise.
"I didn't want to tell you because Daddy here might have killed you if I did, he keeps this secret very close to him." She continued.
"I told you never to tell him!" Cobra growled at her.
"I never did it for you, daddy!" she snapped, "At least I'm not the one who ditched his wife and daughter to conquer the freakin' world!!"
"You two were holding me back." he said coldly.
"I can't listen to this arrogant fool anymore, Starscream transform your ass!" she said kicking Starscream in the ankle.
"Don't you dare!" Cobra said pointing to the Decepticon second in command.
"I'd rather not get on her bad side thank you very much." Starscream said grabbing Pyrosa and jumping out of the open hanger door. He tossed her in the air, transformed and flew off into the snow.
"I am going to kill them both!" Cobra growled then stormed off to cool down.
