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?"
