The Autobots all stared. After a pause, Ironhide spoke.
"I knew that thing was following us! And now I know why! It was Jetfire! That sneaky bot." he said.
"That was awesome!" Mikaela said, noting how Jetfire had landed so gracefully, despite his appearance. Sam just stood there with his mouth open. He watched as Jetfire gently put Melissa down, then straighten back up.
"And I thought you guys were big." he said, after he finally became aware of the situation. From the look of it, Jetfire was bigger than Optimus or Megatron. Then suddenly, Jetfire turned on his jets and blasted backwards. He turned around midway and stopped right in front of him. Sam jumped back, not wanting to get crushed by his large metal feet.
"Hey, watch it!" he yelled up at the bot. Jetfire looked down at him.
"Sorry about that. Didn't realize you were there." he said, crouching down to look at him. Sam took a few more steps back. Mikaela took a few steps forward.
"So you were that jet that was flying overhead yesterday." she said. Jetfire looked at her.
"Yeah, and you were the one leaning out the car window looking at me as I was flying overhead." he answered.
"Hey!" Ironhide called to him. Jetfire came up a little to look at him.
"What?" he asked, shrugging his shoulders, his wings moving slightly.
"Why didn't you say anything about this?" he asked, pointing at Jetfire.
"Calm down mate. Blimey, you act as if this was a bad thing." he said.
"Following us is a bad thing, you piece of slag!" he yelled. Optimus put out his hand.
"Calm down Ironhide!" he commanded. Ironhide made a noise that sounded like a growl. Jazz snickered.
"Well at least he didn't do anything bad." he said, shrugging his shoulders. Bumblebee nodded in agreement. Jetfire straightened up a little more and looked at Optimus.
"I was only trying t' tell you about Starscream. But I guess you know now, so now I don't have to tell you."
"Tell us what, Jetfire?" Bumblebee asked. Jetfire looked at him, quirking an optic ridge.
"Huh? Since when could you talk?" he asked.
"We'll talk about this later. Right now, we need to come up with a plan of action." Ratchet said. Optimus nodded.
"Sam, Mikaela, you better stand back. Things could get rough." he said. They nodded and moved back. Jetfire stood back up. Starscream and Thundercracker had finally gotten back up and were glaring at him.
"Curse those Autobots! Always disrupting our plans!" Starscream shouted.
"Yeah! And now they're gonna get it!" Thundercracker replied in agreement.
The Autobots looked at each other.
"Anybody got an idea?" Jazz asked.
"I've got one. I thought it out when I was flying here." Jetfire said. Ironhide laughed.
"That's a first." he said. Jetfire turned and looked at him.
"What's that supposed ta mean?" he asked.
"Exactly what it sounds like." Ironhide replied, then laughed again.
"Why you little...!" Jetfire started to say, when Optimus interrupted.
"Watch out!" he yelled. A missile came towards them and Ironhide and Jetfire both dodged it.
"Crikey! Don't they ever give up?" he asked.
"Apparently not." Ratchet responded. Ironhide got up and switched on his guns.
"Now I gonna give it to 'em!" He said. He started to go forward, when Jetfire blocked him.
"Move it you piece of scrap!" he yelled.
"No. Thundercracker's mine! You can handle Starscream. I'm sure he'll be plenty for you." he replied. Ironhide glared at him.
"What's that supposed ta mean?" he asked. Jetfire smirked.
"Exactly what it sounds like, mate." he replied, shrugging a shoulder.
"Why you little...!" Ironhide started to say, but just as he was about to, Jetfire turned on his jets and blasted forward. He swore he could hear him laughing as he did. "He's gonna get it for that." he growled, then twirled his guns around and ran forward. Optimus looked at Bumblebee and the others.
"Stay here and protect the kids." he said.
"Yes sir." they all responded. Melissa came over to them, trying to catch her breath. She sat down on the ground.
"Sheesh." she sighed, wiping her forehead. Jazz walked over and crouched down beside her.
"You alright?" he asked. She nodded, fanning herself with one hand. He carefully moved one finger and placed it on the back of her neck. She sucked in her breath.
"That was cold." she replied. "But at least, I'm a little cooler now. Thanks Jazz." she said to him.
"You're welcome."
Meanwhile, Jetfire, Ironhide, and Optimus Prime were standing opposite of Starscream and Thundercracker. Ironhide had his guns out and ready to fire. Jetfire had his arms spread slightly. Starscream looked at them.
"Well then, let's begin, shall we?"